Xerophyte

Central Spines

Usually 1, white with dark reddish tip slightly hooked downwards 2-4 mm long.

Description

This is a monstrous form that cluster aggressively and can form 20 cm wide, gorgeous white mounds as it matures.

Axils

Filled in white short wool that confer the plant a fluffy appearance.

Tubercles

Conical to cylindrical.

Flowers

Not Seen.

Stem

Small globose, bright-green to grey-green, up to 2 cm in diameter.

Radial Spines

Very numerous 1-2 mm long, glassy white, stiff, thin, needle-like, pectinately arranged, that almost conceal the epidermis.