Xerophyte

Central Spines

The central spines are mostly 4, porrect to slightly recurved to curving sideways, somewhat flattened, thickened creamy-white or orangish when young becoming greyish-brown and darker at base, stiff, slightly annulateand shredding with age.

Description

Thelocactus conothelosSN|15121]]SN|15121]] subs. argenteus is a solitary, globose, cactus species whit with distinguishing orange blooms.

Flowers

The flowers are a rich bright yellow to orangey yellow in colour, margins entire.

Stem

Spherical or cylindrical up to 11 cm in diameter, approx. 10 cm tall with the prominent tubercles mostly obscured by spines.

Radial Spines

It has about 20 glassy-silvery-greyish-white radial spines.

Areoles

Woolly when young, 3,5 mm wide.