A coryphantha?

[metsolt]

Hello, everyone!

So last fall I got this tiny plant, which is an offset, when I was purchasing something else. The thing is, I don't know what it is. I did manage to find it could be a Coryphantha, maybe even elephantidens, but what confuses me are those numerous offsets. I didn't see any that offset at all. Also what is interesting, roots grow on offsets while they're still attached to the mother plant and end up looking like tap root, that's why at first I thought this was a seed-grown plant. Could anyone confirm that I'm at least close?

Thank you in advance!

[anttisepp]

Coryphantha, but too small to id.

[SoilSifter]

I'm not sure about the ID but some cacti clones will offset and grow roots from the offsets easily before being separated from the mother plant. I have an Escobaria zilziana that does this and an E. zilziana that doesn't do this. Though, your plant doesn't look like E. zilziana.

[DaveW]

Some cacti even produce stolon's which go underground and then a stem pops up a few inches from the mother plant. Some Echinocereus do this:-

https://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/ECHIN ... nensis.htm

Echinocereus stoloniferus gets its name from this habit with stems sometimes emerging from the drainage hole of the pot.

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view ... ajaxserp=0

Some of the Notocactus ottonis group also produce attached stolon's with roots already formed.

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view ... ajaxserp=0

[metsolt]

I'm not sure about the ID but some cacti clones will offset and grow roots from the offsets easily before being separated from the mother plant. I have an Escobaria zilziana that does this and an E. zilziana that doesn't do this. Though, your plant doesn't look like E. zilziana.

Yeah, I wasn't so confused by the roots on offsets as much as the root structure. I had offsets push out on a few Echinopsis before, but usually the're thin stringy roots. This species produces a thick root that would make you think it's seed-grown when it's not. I never saw offsets with such root structure.

Some cacti even produce stolon's which go underground and then a stem pops up a few inches from the mother plant. Some Echinocereus do this:-

https://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/ECHIN ... nensis.htm

Echinocereus stoloniferus gets its name from this habit with stems sometimes emerging from the drainage hole of the pot.

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view ... ajaxserp=0

Some of the Notocactus ottonis group also produce attached stolon's with roots already formed.

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view ... ajaxserp=0

Those pics are fascinating! Reminded me of an Echinopsis species (oxygona of some sort I guess) that instead of pushing out pups on it's body, it pushed them out of the ground and once you notice them, they're already quite developed.

[Jura]

Could be coryphantha andreae, pups on my one look same

[7george]

C. bumamma is also a likelihood.

[metsolt]

C. bumamma is also a likelihood.

Sounds likely! Thank you! I guess I didn't see it because of the lack of fuzz that comes with adulthood.