Xerophyte

Central Spines

Absent.

Seeds

Dull brownish-black.

Flowers

About 45 mm long and 30mm wide with orange-red petals. Flower tube very hairy with occasional bristles. Stigma and style greenish-yellow, 6-lobed, filaments lavender pink.

Stem

Up to 30 mm in diameter (often more in cultivation), grey-green often tinged amethyst.

Radial Spines

About 10, often pectinate, always slightly erect never appressed, up to 10mm long, white tipped brown.

Fruits

Brownish-red, densely covered with white hairs.

Areoles

Elliptical, light brownish in colour.