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Weingartia cylindrica WK671
Weingartia cylindrica WK671

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

Weingartia roberto-vasquezii VZ671
Weingartia roberto-vasquezii VZ671

Deep pink-flowered form found by Johan de Vries and Elisabeth van Zomeren, south of Padilla, Bolivia.

Weingartia roberto-vasquezii VZ669
Weingartia roberto-vasquezii VZ669

A pink-flowered form found by Johan de Vries and Elisabeth van Zomeren south of Padilla, Bolivia, at an altitude of

Weingartia roberto-vasquezii PHA892
Weingartia roberto-vasquezii PHA892

Found by Pavel Heřtus, 19.7km north-west of Camino Monteagudo on Route 6, Sucre, Bolivia.

Weingartia roberto-vasquezii PHA892
Weingartia roberto-vasquezii (Diers & Krahn) Hentzschel & Augustin

Weingartia (Sulcorebutia) roberto-vasquezii was first described by L. Diers and W. Krahn, in Kakteen und andere Sukkulenten, 9, 211-217, in

Aylostera rubiginosa (F. Ritter) Backeb.

Regarded by some as a form of Aylostera spegazziniana or Aylostera tuberosa. The name means “rusty”, which refers to the

Aylostera robustispina (F. Ritter) Mosti & Papini

Regarded by some as a form of Aylostera deminuta or Aylostera pseudodeminuta. As the name implies, the spines on this

Aylostera pulvinosa (F. Ritter & Buining) Backeb.

This is a very distinctive plant once it gets past a few years old. The name means “cushioned” and it

Aylostera pulchella (Rausch) Mosti & Papini

Regarded by some as yet another form of Aylostera fiebrigii or Aylostera pulvinosa. The name means “pretty”. Stems are small

Aylostera pseudodeminuta (Backeb.) Backeb.

In cultivation since the 1930s this is a very variable and widespread species in Bolivia and Argentina. It is also

Aylostera perplexa (Donald) Mosti & Papini

The name refers to Donald originally mixing this plant up with Aylostera (Rebutia) narvaecense (narvaecensis). This plant is fairly distinctive,

Aylostera patericalyx (F. Ritter) Mosti & Papini

This is a difficult species to obtain due to a great many misidentified plants being on the market. There are

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