Xerophyte

Cephalium

With cm long.Flowers. The tubular flowers appear near the apex, among thick white wool and brownish bristles, that form a pseudocephalium, creating a kind of ring around the stem, through which the cactus continue its growth. The flower-tube is often, brownish red to violet-pink, to 30 mm long and 9 mm in diameter, the pericarpel and tube naked, the limb very short pale violet-pink or white, stamen and style not projecting. This species start blooming when about 20 cm tall.

Spines

Yellowish brown.

Ribs

8-9.

Stem

Slender, cylindrical, very fine, up to about 30 cm tall,

Areoles

Round, closely set, at first very woolly, later almost bare. Flowering areoles different from non flowering, tufted with bristles and hairs.