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A small plant that I knew nothing about when I bought it as part of a small collection in 2016. The Llifle Encyclopedia says: "Description: Rebutia arenacea is a choice solitary user-friendly plant, with perfectly neat, symmetrical pectinate spination and profuse yellowish orange flowers. This cactus is indeed beautiful even without its blooms. Habit: It is a low-growing geophytic, stem-succulent. The stems can form pups after a certain size and age. Origin and Habitat: Cochabamba, Bolivia, South America. The species has a very restricted range (area of occupancy <20km2 ) and it is known only from the type locality. Altitude: 1,500-1,600 metres above sea level. Habitat and Ecology: Rebutia arenacea grows in seasonally dry inter-Andean valley. The species is naturally scarce and near Threatened because there are no obvious threats affecting it. The plant is use as an ornamental in specialised collections, come from cultivation, not from wild populations. |
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| 1st June 2017 | ||