Origin and Habitat: Argentina (Córdoba)

• Gymnocalycium quehlianum (F.Haage ex Quehl) Vaupel ex Hosseus
• Echinocactus platensis var. quehliana (F.Haage ex Quehl) Speg.
• Echinocactus quehlianus F.Haage ex Quehl

• Gymnocalycium quehlianum (F.Haage ex Quehl) Vaupel ex Hosseus
• Echinocactus platensis var. quehliana (F.Haage ex Quehl) Speg.
• Echinocactus quehlianus F.Haage ex Quehl
• Gymnocalycium amoenum (H.Till) J.G.Lamb.
• Gymnocalycium parvulum subs. amoenum (H.Till) F.Berger
• Gymnocalycium parvulum var. amoenum H.Till
• Gymnocalycium parvulum subs. huettneri F.Berger
• Gymnocalycium quehlianum var. albispinum Bozsing ex Backeb.
• Gymnocalycium quehlianum var. flavispinum Bozsing ex Backeb.
• Gymnocalycium quehlianum var. rolfianum Schick
• Gymnocalycium quehlianum var. terweemeanum (Teucq ex Duursma) H.Till & Amerh.
• Echinocactus platensis var. terweemeanus Teucq ex Duursma
• Gymnocalycium terweemeanum (Teucq ex Duursma) Borgmann & Piltz
• Gymnocalycium stellatum var. kleinianum Rausch ex H.Till & W.Till
• Gymnocalycium stellatum var. zantnerianum (H.Schick) H.Till & W.Till
• Gymnocalycium quehlianum var. zantnerianum Schick

Description: Gymnocalycium quehlianumSN|16383]]SN|16383]] is a compact, slow growing plant with attractive spination.
Stem: Up to 7cm wide usually solitary, it appear to be the one of flattest gymnocalyciums, barely rising above the level of the soil. A remarkable characteristic of this species is the colour of the body, which goes from reddish to dark bluish green.
Flowers: Up to 6 cm long. The initial brown background colour of the buds fades to pale pink or white as they open. Flowers have a reddish-coloured throat.
Blooming season: They will bloom at an early age and bloom often during the growing season. The plant
puts on quite a show since the flowers last a week and open in succession.

Bibliography: Major references and further lectures
1) Edward Anderson “The Cactus family” Timber Press, Incorporated, 2001
2) 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
3) David R Hunt; Nigel P Taylor; Graham Charles; International Cactaceae Systematics Group. "The New Cactus Lexicon" dh books, 2006
4) Nathaniel Lord Britton, Joseph Nelson Rose “Cactaceae: Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family” Courier Dover Publications, 1923.

Cultivation and Propagation: Easy to grow and free flowering, this plants offers no cultivation difficulties. Summer grower needs moderate to copious waterings in summer. Quite frost resistant if kept dry in winter -4° C. Feed with a high potassium fertilizer in summer.
Sun Exposure: Full sun to light shade.The perfect cacti for windowsills and limited spaces. They are small and compact.
Propagation: Seeds the variegated form can be only grown grafted on green stock.