Xerophyte

Leaves

A small green scale-like leaf subtends each areole at the tubercles tip.

Description

Clumping globular cactus, up to 5 cm in diameter, and up to 7 cm tall. It can slowly form clumps. The specially notable characteristics of this cactus is its green naked stem that will turn a lovely purple tinge in full sun.But the most peculiar trait of this plant are the vestigial leaves subtending the small areoles on each tubercle. This is an ancestral trait not manifested in the normal plant. This trait is revealed thanks to a mutation that permits this odd cultivar to show the characteristic of bearing leaves, reminding us of an ancient era when its cacti ancestors were normal leafed plants.

Tubercles

In two downward spirals in ratio 8

Flowers

Bright red, up to 3.5 cm wide, developing from the base or at the tip of each head, resulting in a superb display.

Blooming Season

It is usually one of the earliest rebutia's to bloom in spring.

Spines

Usually absent or very few small, snow-white, very thin, very short and soft, irregularly scattered on the plant stems..