Rebutia muscula

Description

Rebutia muscula is one of the many geographical forms of the extremely variable Rebutia fiebrigii. The Rebutia muscula forms form low cushion covered by dense furry white spines and produces vibrant orange-red flower. The dense spines would protect it from the extremes of cold and sunshine. It is a small solitary or mound-forming cactus spreading out to 15 cm. It grows quite close to the ground and offsets only with age. It would appear that in cultivation they grow larger and cluster more vigorously than in habitat. It is also know as the Orange Snowball cactus.