Xerophyte

Habit

This species is usually solitary, sometimes forming clumps.

Central Spines

Up to 7, brownish or light red-brown, mostly straight, subulate, 2-2,5 cm long.

Seeds

Small, brownish, shiny.

Flowers

Golden orange, 3 cm long and 4-5 cm in diameter; pericarpels and floral tubes with white hairs below, brown hairs and bristles above.

Blooming Season

Flowering occurs in summer through early fall and will bloom several times during warm weather.

Ribs

Approx 13 more or less vertical, well defined, 5-8 mm hight and tuberculate.

Stem

Globose to elongate, 10-12 cm in diameter, with white woolly tips.

Radial Spines

About up to 20, dull white to yellow-brown, thin, straight, 1-1,5 cm long.

Fruits

Almost spherical, brownish, small, up to 4 mm in diameter.

Areoles

Large, white-felted and densely set.