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Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 7(2): 74. 2000 Remarks: as "subsp. hertusi"
Family: CACTACEAE
= Sulcorebutia hertusii (Halda & Horáček) Halda & Horáček
Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. . 8(1): 34. 2001
Accepted Scientific Name: Rebutia canigueralii subs. crispata (Rausch) Donald ex D.R.Hunt
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 3: 6. 1997

Origin and Habitat: It grows on stone slopes near Zudañez, Chuquisaca, Bolivia, altitude 2200–2750
Synonyms:
- Sulcorebutia hertusii (Halda & Horáček) Halda & Horáček
- Sulcorebutia crispata subs. hertusii Halda & Horáček
- Sulcorebutia gerocephala hort.
- Sulcorebutia hertusii (Halda & Horáček) Halda & Horáček
- Sulcorebutia tarabucoensis var. hertusii (Halda & Horáček) Gertel & Wahl
- Sulcorebutia tarabucoensis var. senilis hort. sensu Kníže & Fritz, Gertel, J.de Vries
- Weingartia crispata var. hertusii (Halda & Horáček) Hentzschel & K.Augustin
Rebutia canigueralii Cárdenas
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 36: 26, figs. 1964
Synonymy: 88
- Rebutia canigueralii Cárdenas
- Sulcorebutia canigueralii (Cárdenas) Buining & Donald
- Weingartia canigueralii (Cárdenas) F.H.Brandt
- Rebutia caracarensis Cárdenas
- Sulcorebutia caracarensis (Cárdenas) Donald
- Weingartia caracarensis (Cárdenas) F.H.Brandt
- Rebutia inflexiseta Cárdenas
- Rebutia pulchra Cárdenas
- Rebutia canigueralii subs. pulchra (Cárdenas) Donald ex D.R.Hunt
- Sulcorebutia pulchra (Cárdenas) Donald
- Weingartia pulchra (Cárdenas) F.H.Brandt
- Rebutia vasqueziana (Rausch) D.R.Hunt
- Sulcorebutia losenickyana var. vasqueziana (Rausch) K.Augustin & Gertel
- Sulcorebutia vasqueziana Rausch
- Weingartia vasqueziana (Rausch) Hentzschel & K.Augustin
- Sulcorebutia alba Rausch
- Sulcorebutia vasqueziana subs. alba (Rausch) Fritz & Gertel
- Weingartia alba (Rausch) F.H.Brandt
- Sulcorebutia albaoides (F.H.Brandt) Pilbeam
- Weingartia albaoides F.H.Brandt
- Sulcorebutia albaoides var. subfusca (F.H.Brandt) Pilbeam
- Sulcorebutia callecallensis (F.H.Brandt) Pilbeam
- Sulcorebutia tarabucoensis var. callecallensis (F.H.Brandt) K.Augustin & Gertel
- Weingartia callecallensis F.H.Brandt
- Weingartia tarabucoensis var. callecallensis (F.H.Brandt) Hentzschel & K.Augustin
- Sulcorebutia canigueralii var. applanata (Donald & Krahn) Horáček
- Sulcorebutia canigueralii f. applanata Krahn
- Sulcorebutia verticillacantha var. applanata Donald & Krahn
- Sulcorebutia croceareolata (F.H.Brandt) Pilbeam
- Weingartia croceareolata F.H.Brandt
- Sulcorebutia fischeriana K.Augustin
- Weingartia fischeriana (K.Augustin) Hentzschel & K.Augustin
- Sulcorebutia frankiana Rausch
- Weingartia frankiana (Rausch) F.H.Brandt
- Sulcorebutia frankiana var. aureispina Rausch
- Weingartia aureispina (Rausch) F.H.Brandt
- Sulcorebutia inflexiseta (Cárdenas) Donald
- Weingartia inflexiseta (Cárdenas) F.H.Brandt
- Sulcorebutia losenickyana Rausch
- Sulcorebutia vasqueziana subs. losenickyana (Rausch) Gertel & Šída
- Sulcorebutia vasqueziana var. losenickyana (Rausch) Šída
- Sulcorebutia verticillicantha var. losenickyana (Rausch) Oeser
- Weingartia losenickyana (Rausch) F.H.Brandt
- Weingartia vasqueziana var. losenickyana (Rausch) Hentzschel & K.Augustin
- Sulcorebutia pasopayana (F.H.Brandt) Gertel
- Weingartia pasopayana F.H.Brandt
- Sulcorebutia perplexiflora (F.H.Brandt) Pilbeam
- Weingartia perplexiflora F.H.Brandt
- Sulcorebutia rauschii G.Frank
- Rebutia rauschii (G.Frank) D.R.Hunt
- Sulcorebutia tarabucoensis subs. rauschii (G.Frank) Halda & Malina
- Weingartia rauschii (G.Frank) F.H.Brandt
- Sulcorebutia rauschii f. aureispina hort.
- Sulcorebutia rauschii f. cristata hort.
- Sulcorebutia rauschii f. violacidermis hort.
- Sulcorebutia rauschii f. viridermis hort.
- Rebutia canigueralii subs. rauschii f. viridis hort.
- Sulcorebutia rauschii f. viridis hort.
- Sulcorebutia rauschii cv. Apple Green
- Sulcorebutia rauschii cv. Esmeralda
- Sulcorebutia rauschii cv. Green Form hort.
- Weingartia rauschii f. virididermis hort.
- Sulcorebutia rubroaurea (F.H.Brandt) Pilbeam
- Weingartia rubro-aurea F.H.Brandt
- Sulcorebutia tarabucoensis Rausch
- Weingartia tarabucoensis (Rausch) F.H.Brandt
- Sulcorebutia tarabucoensis var. aureiflora (Rausch) K.Augustin & Gertel
- Sulcorebutia tarabucoensis subs. aureiflora (Rausch) Horáček
- Sulcorebutia verticillacantha var. aureiflora Rausch
- Weingartia tarabucoensis var. aureiflora (Rausch) Hentzschel & K.Augustin
- Sulcorebutia verticillacantha var. albispina (Rausch) Pilbeam
- Sulcorebutia losenickyana var. albispina (Rausch) Slaba
- Sulcorebutia vasqueziana var. albispina Rausch
- Weingartia saxatilis F.H.Brandt
- Sulcorebutia verticillacantha f. brevispina (F.H.Brandt) Pilbeam
- Sulcorebutia brevispina (F.H.Brandt) Pilbeam
- Weingartia brevispina F.H.Brandt
- Sulcorebutia verticillacantha var. ritteri (F.H.Brandt) Donald & Krahn
- Sulcorebutia ritteri (F.H.Brandt) F.Ritter
- Weingartia ritteri F.H.Brandt
- Sulcorebutia zavaletae (Cárdenas) Backeb.
- Aylostera zavaletae Cárdenas
- Weingartia zavaletae (Cárdenas) F.H.Brandt
- Weingartia tarabucina F.H.Brandt
Rebutia canigueralii subs. crispata (Rausch) Donald ex D.R.Hunt
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 3: 6. 1997
Synonymy: 24
- Rebutia canigueralii subs. crispata (Rausch) Donald ex D.R.Hunt
- Sulcorebutia crispata Rausch
- Weingartia crispata (Rausch) F.H.Brandt
- Sulcorebutia crispata var. senilis f. pectinata Horáček
- Sulcorebutia gerosenilis ?íha & Arandia
- Sulcorebutia crispata f. gerosenilis (Říha & Arandia)
- Sulcorebutia hertusii (Halda & Horáček) Halda & Horáček
- Sulcorebutia crispata subs. hertusii Halda & Horáček
- Sulcorebutia gerocephala hort.
- Sulcorebutia hertusii (Halda & Horáček) Halda & Horáček
- Sulcorebutia tarabucoensis var. hertusii (Halda & Horáček) Gertel & Wahl
- Sulcorebutia tarabucoensis var. senilis hort. sensu Kníže & Fritz, Gertel, J.de Vries
- Weingartia crispata var. hertusii (Halda & Horáček) Hentzschel & K.Augustin
- Sulcorebutia hertusii subs. aureicapillata (Halda, Heřtus & Horáček) Halda, Heřtus & Horáček
- Sulcorebutia crispata subs. aureicapillata Halda, Heřtus & Horáček
- Sulcorebutia roberto-vasquezii Diers & Krahn
- Weingartia roberto-vasquezii (Diers & Krahn) Hentzschel & K.Augustin
- Sulcorebutia senilis Kníže
- Sulcorebutia crispata var. senilis hort. sensu Kníže & E.F.Anderson
- Sulcorebutia tarabucoensis subs. patriciae B.Bates, Halda, Heřtus & Horáček
- Sulcorebutia gerosenilis var. patricii hort.
- Sulcorebutia patriciae hort.
- Sulcorebutia patricii
- Sulcorebutia tarabucoensis var. patriciae (B.Bates, Halda, Heřtus & Horáček)
Description: Sulcorebutia gerosenilisSN|22447]]SN|11547]] is one of the local form of the very variable Rebutia canigueralii subs. crispata.
Distinguishing characteristics: It distinguishes from Rebutia canigueraliiSN|5130]]SN|5130]] subs. crispata for the small globular bodies nearly obscured by longer, interlaced, ivory-white or yellowish hairlike spines, which are flexible and more or less twisted. This is a very distinctive plant even without flowers. Sulcorebutia patriciaeSN|11564]]SN|11564]] and Sulcorebutia gerosenilisSN|22447]] are almost identical and not easily separable by any character from the standard hertusii, if not for the geographical provenance.
Habit: It is a slow growing clustering cactus that may forms large mound of many heads and these are practically level with the soil in habitat.
Stem: Rapidly offsetting from the base, small, grey-green, green to dark purple. A characteristic of this species is that the offsets often develop roots while still attached to the mother. Individual stems 2(-4) cm tall, 3(-5) cm in diameter.
Ribs: With raised tubercles (3-5 mm wide). In older plants tubercles are arranged in up to 13(-16) spiral line merging in the apex.
Areoles: 3 mm long, narrow with short white felt.
Roots: Conical.
Radial spines: Hair-like, fine, bristly, up to 20 (or more) mm long, white, cream-coloured or yellowish, tight, interlaced, and more or less twisted
Central spines: None.
Flowers: From the basal part of the stem, 20-50 mm long, 35-50 mm wide cherry-red or dark magenta with pale centre. Floral tube funnel-shaped yellowish-green or yellowish-red with tan coloured scales.
Phenology: Flowers are produced in spring and remain open for three or four days.
Fruit: Dark brownish red approx 4-5 mm wide.
Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Rebutia canigueralli group
Rebutia canigueralii Cárdenas: Slow growing clustering cactus that may forms clumps of many heads. This is a highly variable species with several forms with light green to purple colouration and small spines. Flowers mostly bicoloured orange, red or purple with a yellow throat, but the amount of red vs. yellow varies widely.
- Rebutia canigueralii subs. crispata (Rausch) Donald ex D.R.Hunt: Forms small globular bodies nearly obscured by a variable ivory to golden spination. Spines are pectinated, bristly, flexible and more or less curved. Freely clusters to form large mounds.
Rebutia pulchra Cárdenas: Stems 40-50 mm Ø, dull olive-green with violet. Radials 10-12 yellow/brown, fine 2-4 mm long. Centrals usually absent. Flowers magenta, red or bicoloured. Distribution: Chuquisaca, Bolivia.
Sulcorebutia callecallensis (F.H.Brandt) Pilbeam: has tiny clustering stems, short, pectinate adpressed spines and outstanding bicoloured yellow-red blooms. Distribution: Cerro Calle Calle, Chuquisaca.
Sulcorebutia canigueralii var. applanata (Donald & Krahn) Horáček: has small, dull grey-green stems, rapidly offsetting from the base, Flowers bi-coloured yellw-red or purple. Distribution: Cerro Churuquella, Sucre.
Sulcorebutia frankiana Rausch: has small-bodies with fox-brown spines and pink to magenta flowers. Distribution: Sucre to Los Alamos and adjacent areas, Chuquisaca, Bolivia.
Sulcorebutia gerosenilis ?íha & Arandia: Same as Sulcorebutia crispata v. hertusii.
Sulcorebutia hertusii (Halda & Horáček) Halda & Horáček: Body dark-purple coloured covered by hair-like, white or yellowish, twisted spines.
Sulcorebutia losenickyana Rausch: has bristly, tight, pectinate spines, pointing diagonally and downward, partially interlaced. Whitish with brownish base, but also golden, brown or almost black. Distribution: Chuquisaca and Potosí.
Sulcorebutia pasopayana (F.H.Brandt) Gertel: A small-headed low growing, mound forming, cactus that forms large clumps, sometime with hundreds of heads. The flowers are blood red.
Sulcorebutia rauschii G.Frank: Stems highly coloured in purple with very small dark pectinaded spines. Flowers magenta. Distribution: Zudañez, Chuquisaca.
Sulcorebutia rauschii f. aureispina hort.: This form has short yellow pectinate spines on a mauve body. Distribution: Zudañez, Chuquisaca.
Sulcorebutia rauschii f. cristata hort.: Crested form.
Sulcorebutia rauschii f. violacidermis hort.: Beautiful selected form with nice and distinctive dark violet body. Distribution: Zudañez, Chuquisaca.
Sulcorebutia rauschii f. viridermis hort.: Green form. Distribution: Zudañez, Chuquisaca.
Sulcorebutia roberto-vasquezii Diers & Krahn
Sulcorebutia tarabucoensis Rausch: has globular stems with a long taproot. Radial spines bristly to 10 mm long, cream or yellowish, pectinated. Blooms red or dark magenta. Distribution: Tarabuco, Chuquisaca, Bolivia.
Sulcorebutia tarabucoensis var. aureiflora (Rausch) K.Augustin & Gertel: has yellow or yellow and orange red flowers, grey-green epidermis, and yellow to white spines up to 10 mm long. Distrtibution: Tarabuco and adjacent areas, Sucre, Bolivia. = Sulcorebutia callecallensis.
Sulcorebutia tarabucoensis subs. patriciae B.Bates, Halda, Heřtus & Horáček: Spines yellowish brisly, hairlike. This plant is very similar (if not the same) to Sulcorebutia crispata v. hertusii.
Bibliography: Major references and further lectures
1) James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey “The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the Identification of Plants Cultivated in Europe, Both Out-of-Doors and Under Glass” Cambridge University Press, 11/Aug./2011
2) David Hunt, Nigel Taylor “The New Cactus Lexicon” DH Books, 2006
3) Edward F. Anderson “The Cactus Family” Timber Press, 2001
4) Anderson E. F.: "The Cactus Family" Timber Press, Portland, Oregon, 2001
5) Ritter Fr.: "Kakteen in Südamerika" Spangenberg, 1980
6) John Pilbeam "Sulcorebutia and Weingartia: A Collector's Guide" Timber Press, 1985
7) E Haustein “Der Kosmos Kakteenfuehrer (the Kosmos Cactus Guide)” Balogh Scientific Books 01 December 1998
8) Cullmann W., Götz E., Gröner G.”Kakteen: Kultur, Vermehrung und Pflege - Lexikon der Gattungen und Arten” Ulmer, Stuttgart, 1984

Sulcorebutia crispata subs. hertusii (Sulcorebutia hertusii) Photo by: Agócs György

Sulcorebutia crispata subs. hertusii (Sulcorebutia hertusii) Photo by: Diego Armentano

Sulcorebutia crispata subs. hertusii (Sulcorebutia hertusii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Sulcorebutia crispata subs. hertusii (Sulcorebutia hertusii) Photo by: Cactus Art

Sulcorebutia crispata subs. hertusii (Sulcorebutia hertusii) Photo by: Cactus Art

Sulcorebutia crispata subs. hertusii (Sulcorebutia hertusii) Photo by: Cactus Art

Sulcorebutia crispata subs. hertusii (Sulcorebutia hertusii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Sulcorebutia crispata subs. hertusii (Sulcorebutia hertusii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
Cultivation and Propagation: These mountainous plants have thick taproots and are susceptible to overwatering. They loves a very permeable, coarse mineral soil as well as to be strictly kept dry throughout the winter quiescent period since it is very sensitive to any moisture excesses, To prevent rottenness it is also advisable to surround its root neck by very rough sand or grit, this help a fast water drainage. They requires also an appropriate air circulation and are sometime grafted to avoid root problems. They need to be kept in a cool place during winter rest (at 0-10°C). This is important for the flowers ,as well as for their health. Without this cool winter period, they normally won't get any buds.
Grafted plants are very easy to grow, and are quite frost hardy (-5° C) if kept dry. Needs a full sun exposure ( light shadow my be useful in the hottest summer days)
Propagation: Seed, cutting, grafting
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