Xerophyte

Central Spines

1 to 7, red-brown.

Description

Often misidentified in cultivation, this is a clustering, globular species, with stems 3 to 5cm wide, with about 20 ribs. Areoles have white wool.

Flowers

Bright red, petals tipped scarlet, stigma white.

Radial Spines

10 to 14, thin, white, standing out, roughened, 3 to 15mm long.