Xerophyte

Description

Usually forms massive clumps, up to 1.5 m tall.

Spines

Golden up to 3 cm long; 0 to 2 central spines; 0 to 8 radial spines.

Stem

Light green or reddish tinged with an amber yellow woolly crown, up to 25 cm in diameter, round branching laterally with 14 to 22 ribs. The individual stems are generally oriented northwards.