Xerophyte

Central Spines

2-4 mm in length and 1 mm in diameter usually absent.

Description

Pygmaeocereus biebliiSN|3846]]SN|23793]] is a fascinating little, geophytic plant with short thick spines. It usually grows solitary but occasionally (especially at hight altitude) forms small clusters or even large mats flat to the ground. It is really a particular species that looks quite different from Pygmaeocereus bylesianusSN|23793]]SN|3846]], the type species of the genus.

Flowers

Wide funnel-shaped, white 15-18 cm long , 4,5-6 cm in diameter; flower tube long and slender.

Ribs

10-25 barely visible divided in shallow wart-like bumps.

Stem

Spherical, barely protruding from the ground, green, up to 5 cm in diameter, but larger 6-7 cm in diameter and up to 10 cm tall in favourable condition or even more in cultivation.

Radial Spines

3-10 pectinate whitish to dark yellow about 1,5 mm long.

Fruits

6-10 mm long, greenish to brownish red.