The magenta-pink form, found by Walter Krahn at Chaguarani, Cochabamba, Bolivia, at an altitude of 2450m. These two plants show

The magenta-pink form, found by Walter Krahn at Chaguarani, Cochabamba, Bolivia, at an altitude of 2450m. These two plants show
A pink-flowered form found by Johan de Vries and Elisabeth van Zomeren south of Padilla, Bolivia, at an altitude of
Weingartia (Sulcorebutia) roberto-vasquezii was first described by L. Diers and W. Krahn, in Kakteen und andere Sukkulenten, 9, 211-217, in
Regarded by some as a form of Aylostera spegazziniana or Aylostera tuberosa. The name means “rusty”, which refers to the
Regarded by some as a form of Aylostera deminuta or Aylostera pseudodeminuta. As the name implies, the spines on this
This is a very distinctive plant once it gets past a few years old. The name means “cushioned” and it
Regarded by some as yet another form of Aylostera fiebrigii or Aylostera pulvinosa. The name means “pretty”. Stems are small
In cultivation since the 1930s this is a very variable and widespread species in Bolivia and Argentina. It is also
The name refers to Donald originally mixing this plant up with Aylostera (Rebutia) narvaecense (narvaecensis). This plant is fairly distinctive,
This is a difficult species to obtain due to a great many misidentified plants being on the market. There are