Xerophyte

Habit

Often solitary in nature it may form groups in cultivation.

Central Spines

Absent.

Roots

It has a juicy succulent taproot.

Note

Rebutia pygmaeaSN|4416]]SN|4416]] is a very small clumping species, widespread and extremely variable. Some of its variable forms don't really look like the same species. The vast amount of phenotypic variation in the species has led to the erection of several variants and has received numerous unnecessary names of controversial botanical value

Flowers

Vibrant carmine-red, about 4 cm across. Inner segments orange-red with a slightly purple-red mid-strip and a paler margin. Outer segments white or greenish on the edge. Throat often paler and filaments, pink or whitish. Style greenish, half the length of tube. Stigma green, 6-8 humerus.

Ribs

Rib divided in small tubercles forming spirals. Tubercles round, about 4 mm long, 2-3 mm high with a 6-polygonal base.

Stem

Spherical to short cylindrical, up to 30 mm in diameter (or more in cultivation). Epidermis dark bluish-green.

Radial Spines

7-9, symmetrically arranged, addpressed or protruding, thin, short, 3-5(-8) mm long, at first brown with darker tip, later greysh.

Areoles

2 mm long, brown tomentose.