Xerophyte

Habit

It is a low growing cactus, at first solitary, forming with time, especially in cultivation, clumps of many heads.

Central Spines

None or rarely 1 to 3, only slightly stouter of the same colour of the radials.

Seeds

Black.

Description

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Flowers

Arising from monoflorous areoles, in lower lateral flower zone. Rarely more than 3,5 cm long and 4,5 in diameter, pink, red or magenta often with paler inner petals. Floral tube funnel-shaped, with broad naked scales.

Blooming Season

Late spring.

Ribs

Approx 13, spiralling, poorly distinguished, forming oblong rhomboidal grooved tubercles.

Stem

24-40 mm tall, up to 50 mm wide, flattened globose, greysh-green to dark green sometime tinged red.

Radial Spines

9-12 (or more) about up to 20 mm long, fine, addpressed against the body, pectinate creamy to brownish, pointing diagonally and downward, ± curved slow to develops, frequently absent on new areoles at plant apex.

Fruits

Small papery olive green to reddish brown at maturity.

Areoles

Long narrow depressed with short grey felt (almost naked) 3-6 mm long, 1,5-2 mm large.