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Weingartia cintia is a small, solitary globose cactus from the high Andes of Bolivia, grown mainly by cactus enthusiasts. It needs bright light, sharp drainage and cool-to-mild conditions, with a dry rest period.
Weingartia cintia is a small alpine cactus native to the high Andes of Bolivia. The plant was discovered by Karel Kníže in 1969 at an elevation of 4,000 m (13,000 ft) near Otavi, in Potosí Department, Bolivia. However, it was not formally described until 1996 by Jan Říha. The species epithet refers to the town of Cinti in Chuquisaca Department.
A solitary plant, it is green, globose, and around 3–5 cm in diameter. The tuberous carrot-like roots grow up to 10 cm long. The areoles are sunken between the podaria and are woolly, with no spines. The yellow flowers occur on the stem tip and are 3–4 cm in diameter.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Weingartia cintia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
