Xerophyte

Central Spines

1 to 4, reddish to almost black, the lowest central stronger than others but sometimes absent, 2 to 2,9 cm long, straight, extended forward or slightly curved downward, the 3 upper ones often wanting directing upward and those near top of plant converging and touching but not fused.

Blooming Habits

Flowers large pale yellow, 4 cm long. Outer perianth-segments greenish or slightly tinged with red, the inner light yellow. Filaments green-yellow. Stigma-lobes about 7.

Description

Coryphantha delaetianaSN|10048]]SN|10048]] is a strongly spined globular cactus either solitary or in clusters (depending on the clone). This species has a wide range and shows a great variability

Tubercles

Rather short, rhomboid, to 10 mm long closely set.

Stem

Nearly globular to short cylindrical, or sometimes club-shaped, light green, strongly spiny at the top, 6-8 cm in diameter and 6 to 15 cm high.

Radial Spines

Greyish or whitish, 7 to 15(-20), spreading, slender, 10 to 15(-20) mm long.