Rebutia Rebutia

Rebutia - Definition and Overview

Rebutia
Conservation status: Lower Risk

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Cactus Rebutia muscula in flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Cactaceae
Genus:Rebutia
Species
species include:
Rebutia minuscula
Rebutia muscula


Rebutia is a genus in the family cactaceae. They are native to South America, with many species in Argentina.

Named after P. Rebut, a French cactus nurseryman, these are generally small, colorful cacti, globular in form, which flower freely. They have no distinctive ribs, but do have regularly arranged small tubercles. They are considered fairly easy to grow and they may produce large quantities of seeds that germinate freely around the parent plant.

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