Aylostera vallegrandensis
Pakistan J. Bot. 43(6): 2779. 2011 [Dec 2011]
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Aylostera vallegrandensis
Author
(Cárdenas) Mosti & Papini
Chinese genus
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Chinese name
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Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Habit
Mound-forming plant with short bristly spines. It grows quite close to the ground and offsets only with age. It would appear that in cultivation they grow larger and cluster more vigorously than in habitat.
Note
Nowadays, under the name of Rebutia fiebrigiiSN|4944]]SN|4932]], botanists include several different forms, that were previously regarded as independent species.
Flowers
Startling bright orange, funnel-shaped, 3-4,5 cm long, 4 cm diameter from the base of the stems. Stigma lobes white.
Blooming Season
Flowers are produced profusely in spring, and remain open for up to six days.
Spines
White to brownish, fine and soft.
Stem
3 cm wide, 4 cm tall, dark, flat, covered by distinctive tubercles similar to a Mammillaria, that are easy to see through the small spines.
Fruits
Tiny, berrylike, hidden among the spines, bursting when ripe.