Note that in Mosti & Papini’s recombination into Aylostera the name A. nogalesensis, with the specific name as originally published

Regarded by some as a form of Aylostera pseudodeminuta or Aylostera deminuta. This plant can possibly be described as a

This distinctive and beautiful plant, first described in 1971, is sometimes seen under the names Rebutia narvaecensis or Rebutia espinosae.

Regarded by some as a form of Aylostera fiebrigii. The name means “small mouse” and the short, closely packed soft

A very recent discovery from approx. 2005, from Azurduy, west of Tarvita, Bolivia, described in 2008. In habitat it occurs

Regarded by some as a form of Aylostera robustispina, A. pseudodeminuta or A. spegazziniana. This plant forms clusters of spheroid

Regarded by some as a form of Aylostera fiebrigii. Clearly closely related to that species with a similar spherical body

With its short reddish or yellowish spines, brown wool, general dark look and longish, branching stems, a distinctive Aylostera. Flowers

Regarded by some as a form of Aylostera fiebrigii or A. spinosissima. A very attractive plant covered in dense, fine

As the name suggests, a dark-spined plant, with attractive brown or yellowish-brown spines usually sticking out from the slightly glossy,

This is a very distinctive Aylostera, with large clumps of flattened spheroid stems with prominent tubercles, and lots of bright

A species which has been in cultivation for many years, having been first described in 1905. The plant grows over