Xerophyte

Leaves

Thin subulate, caducous.

Stem Segments

Cylindrical, growing end to end, greygreen, 10-15 cm long, 1.6-2.5 cm in diameter, with distinct tubercles.

Flowers

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Glochids

Yellow, 2-5 mm long.

Blooming Season

It flowers in summer between June and July.

Spines

4-9, sometimes only one, needle-like, yellow to reddish to grey, 1-4 cm long. Sheaths papery, yellowish, not completely covering the spines.

Fruits

Obconical to obovoid, yellow, spiny, 1.6-1.8 cm long, 1.1-1.4 cm in diameter, with distinct tubercles. The fruit have been regarded as not producing seeds at all, but recent studies discovered fruits containing seed.

Areoles

Large, 2-3.5 cm apart.