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cristina Temuco, Chile(Zone 9b) Dec 22, 2014

Hi all

I have posted this cactus in Plant Id without success so I hope someone here can help me identify the Species of Cactus that it is from.

I have posted various photos that hopefully will help in its ID.

Thanks
cristina

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mcvansoest Mesa, AZ(Zone 9b) Dec 23, 2014

Looks a lot like something from the Rebutia family.

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cristina Temuco, Chile(Zone 9b) Dec 23, 2014

I wouldn't say no, but the one I have does not have many thorns.
Could it be a member of the Mammillaria sp.

Cristina

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mcvansoest Mesa, AZ(Zone 9b) Dec 23, 2014

Hi Cristina,

the flowers are not right for mammillaria. I initially thought some kind of coryphantha but again the flowers do not quite look right, while they look right for the Rebutia, Echinopsis, etc. complex, some of those come pretty spineless.

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cactusloverlady Menasha, WI Dec 23, 2014

cristina, maybe check out Lobivia species. Cll

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cristina Temuco, Chile(Zone 9b) Dec 24, 2014

Thanks cactusloverlady but the problem I have with it been Lobivia is the lack of thorns, as for it been a Rebutia sp. I am not sure again the lack of thorns . What I am leaning towards is an Echinopsis sp. possibliy an unknown hybrid from that sp.? not sure it is really stumping me.

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cristina Temuco, Chile(Zone 9b) Dec 27, 2014

Here is another photo showing the flower along with a bud and what looks like a smaller cactus/baby at its base.

As I stated before if it wasn't for the lack of thorns I would have assumed it was an Echinopsis but the thorns a very small or no thorns at all.

That is why I thought it could be a new hybrid... the bees do an amazing thing around here[?].

Cristina

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Xenomorf Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b) Jan 01, 2015

It says to me "Parodia sp."
Some Parodia have jutting tubercles like this.
Thumb through these... http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/adv_search.php?searcher[common]=&searcher[family]=&searcher[genus]=Parodia&searcher[species]=&searcher[cultivar]=&searcher[hybridizer]=&searcher[grex]=&search_prefs[blank_cultivar]=&search_prefs[sort_by]=rating&images_prefs=both&Search=Search

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Xenomorf Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b) Jan 04, 2015

I stand corrected...
The Lobivia are part of the Echinopsis and Rebutia genera now and the flower is right for that complex.

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cristina Temuco, Chile(Zone 9b) Jan 05, 2015

Wow, Xenomorf I do believe you are right. After some time looking in Google at images of the Lobivia Sp. I came across many images with very close resembalence of the cactus I have, flower thorn and general shape match my cactus so I have come to the conclusion that it must be from the Lobivia sp.

Thank you all

Cristina

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