Possible rebutia
Possible rebutia
Hey everyone! This is my first request for a cactus ID. I got this cactus about a year ago and can't find any name for it on the internet. It's about 4 inches tall and 1.5 inches in diameter. It has 21 radial spines with a single spine in the center that bends upward usually. I think it might be some type of Rebutia but it hasn't flowered yet so I'm not positive. Any information would be greatly appreciated!!
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christ_hears
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Re: Possible rebutia
Mammillaria rhodantha ssp. mccartenii
This is my first thought
This is my first thought
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Re: Possible rebutia
Thank you christ_hears! this has been nagging me for so long!
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Re: Possible rebutia
Also similar to M. elegans, see: https://cactiguide.com/cactus/?uname2=M ... %20collina
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thankyou, Teo it does seem to be more simillar to the M. elegans than the Rhodantha mainly because it only has a single central spine protruding from the areole rather than 4.teo wrote: ↑Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:43 pm Also similar to M. elegans, see: https://cactiguide.com/cactus/?uname2=M ... %20collina
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greenknight
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Re: Possible rebutia
Flowers would help nail it down - M. elegans blooms late winter/early spring, while M. rhodantha blooms repeatedly throughout the growing season.
Looks more like elegans to me, too.
Looks more like elegans to me, too.
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lol now I just have to let it flower hopefully this season will be the first!!greenknight wrote: ↑Wed Nov 18, 2020 12:07 am Flowers would help nail it down - M. elegans blooms late winter/early spring, while M. rhodantha blooms repeatedly throughout the growing season.
Looks more like elegans to me, too.
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Re: Possible rebutia
My money's on Mamm matudae.
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That looks super similar too I'm on the fence between that one and the M. elegans ill have to look and research a little more into both and their distinguishing characteristics to try to splice it out! Thankyou!
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Re: Possible rebutia
Mammillaria haageana IMHO.
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greenknight
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Re: Possible rebutia
I associate M. matudae with upward pointing (short) central spines - this (in 3rd image) seems to have that so it's a possibility. Here's images (old and newer) of mine.
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Re: Possible rebutia
Thank you all for the help! definitely thinking it was an M. matudae after doing a little deeper digging and comparing it to my cactus.
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