Hmmm? ID help please.

[Jox]

I picked up this cactus last year & have not put it up for ID before because it looks like it has had a very hard life & I doubt it looks anything like it should. I thought it would have died but it has got plump & green on top & is about to flower, I have know idea what this is & would be greatful for some help in working it out. Here are some photos, I will add one of the open flower in a few days.

Thanks for looking, I look forward to working this one out.

Cheers

Jox

[Snowfella]

I'd start by looking at something in the Matucana genus.

[Weirdo]

Matucana aurantiaca maybe, flowers orange, orange-red, red.

[Jox]

Thanks for the advice Snowfella, I had know idea Matucana's could get as big as that or were so diverse. The plant stands at 16cm tall.

@Weirdo, thanks for your help mate. After having a bit a of a look through some photos I think you could be right but another possibility I have seen would be M.weberbaueri. Does anyone know how I can rule out one or the other?

Here are some photos of it flowering today

First thing this morning

This afternoon it had opened up

Thanks for the help guys

Cheers

Jox

[prier]

maybe Matucana weberbaueri, I don't know that genus well, just having a flick through the new cactus lexicon.