Unident. but common cactus

teo · Post by **teo** » Mon May 21, 2012 7:13 pm

This is a small cactus (5 cm pot) that I would like to have identified.

CactusFanDan · Post by **CactusFanDan** » Mon May 21, 2012 9:12 pm

Rebutia, definitely, but i'm not entirely sure which one. I'm thinking it could be R. violaciflora, though.

luddhus · Post by **luddhus** » Tue May 22, 2012 4:53 am

CactusFanDan wrote:I'm thinking it could be R. violaciflora, though.

The dried up flower looks yellow to me, and violaciflora has pink flowers (more red in the form knuthiana).

hob · Post by **hob** » Tue May 22, 2012 8:37 pm

flower colour would help.............yellow would indicate marsoneri

luddhus · Post by **luddhus** » Wed May 23, 2012 5:25 am

hob wrote:yellow would indicate marsoneri

Especially if it is (as I suspect) a mass-produced plant. R. marsoneri is not uncommon in flower shops.

teo · Post by **teo** » Wed May 23, 2012 3:53 pm

I will believe that R. marsoneri is correct and yes I think it is mass-produced for the trade (that's what I meant with common).