Take a swing at this Gymno?

[GermanStar]

Any ID help? Blooms look a LOT like my G. saglionis, bloom time also coincides, but multiple heads.

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[anttisepp]

G. saglionis indeed.

[GermanStar]

Thanks, I had thought saglionis a singleton -- always.

[anttisepp]

1. Commercial multiple seedling potting together (always bad idea IMHO).
2. Damaged growth point provided multihead continuation.
PS saglione has unique bud & flower shape among gymnos.

[DaveW]

As Anttisepp says the the minor differences in flower shape led Curt Backeberg to propose the genus Brachycalycium for it along with its variety tilcarense, but this was not generally accepted and most consider it just a normal Gymnocalycium.

"The very short flower-tube, the urn-shaped flower and the presence of grooves on the tubercles above the areoles, are the features which led Backeberg to create a new genus for it."

[GermanStar]

Thanks all, very helpful.