Sulcorebutia taratensis var. minima
WR 196 Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia
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Description:
Stems are dark green, diameter only 1-2 cm, height 2-5 cm.
Spines:
Short,
adpressed, creamy white, brown
areoles.
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Cultivation: These
mountainous plants have thick
taproots, and are
susceptible to
over-watering. They need to be kept in a cool
place during
winter rest
(at 0-10°C).
This is important for the
flowers as well as for their health.
Without this cool winter period
they normally wont get many
buds.
Frost hardy up to -5 (-10)° C. Needs
full sun
exposure.
Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and
cultivars of plants belonging to the
Sulcorebutia steinbsachii complex
(This
Taxon
has lots of synonyms,
with several controversial varieties and subspecies):
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Family:
Cactaceae (Cactus
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cientific name:
Sulcorebutia taratensis var. minima
Rausch 1968
Origin:
Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Conservation status: Listed in
CITES appendix 2.
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Synonyms:
- Rebutia steinbachii Werd.
- Weingartia minima
- Sulcorebutia verticillacantha v. taratensis 'minima'
WR 196
- Sulcorebutia verticillacantha var. minima
- Sulcorebutia canigueralii v minima
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This is a freely
clustering miniature plant that soon forms nice groups.
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Dark purple flower,
tepals' edges are gracefully
undulated |
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