Xerophyte

Habit

It is a very spiny cactus. It branches freely and forms clumps with elongated stems.

Description

Rebutia fidaianaSN|14924]]SN|14924]] ssp. cintiensis (TL

Roots

Large, tuberose connected to the plants stem with a constricted neck.

Flowers

3 cm long yellow. They are produced especially in a ring near the very tips of the stems.

Blooming Season

The flowers are produced in early summer and remain open for five or six days.

Ribs

Completely divided into round spiralling tubercles.

Stem

Up to 30 cm tall and 15 cm in width, spherical to to short cylindrical, yellowish-green to grey-green.

Fruits

Spherical to elongate, small tannish-brown.

Areoles

Roundish, yellowish or creamy white and quite large.Spines 13-14 up to 5 cm long, very dense, acicular, straight, needle-shaped, spreading, interlacing and almost completely covering the stem, not easily distinguishable as centrals and radials variable in colour from greyish, straw to pale-brownish.