Some South American Cacti

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zpeckler
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Some South American Cacti

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Hello!

I'm not great with S. American cacti, and I have three that I think I know the genus of, but am not sure of the species. Any help would be appreciated.

1. An Oreocereus. Maybe O. trollii?
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2. An Espostoa. I think it might be either E. lanata or E. melanostele, but neither of them seem 100% right.
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3. Rebutia. Maybe minuscula, but I haven't seen pics of minuscula with yellow flowers.
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Thanks everyone!
Zac
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Re: Some South American Cacti

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The first definitely looks like O. trollii.

I lean toward E. melanostele for the second one, not real sure.

R. minuscula can have yellow flowers, looks like the correct ID to me.
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The yellow flowered Rebutia is Rebutia marsoneri in one of its forms. This is sometimes reduced to a variety under R. minuscula as Spence says.

https://www.rebutia.org.uk/rebutia-marsoneri/

https://www.rebutia.org.uk/rebutia-mars ... 20included.
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trollii, lanata & marsoneri indeed
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