Xerophyte

Central Spines

None.

Roots

Napiform, succulent, solitary or few branched approximatively 10 cm long.

Flowers

35-45mm long and 30-35mm wide, on the newest areoles on the plant apex, small whitish with light pink or brownish stripes on the tepals. Style green; Anthers yellow.

Stem

Solitary 2-3 cm in diameter, but often more in cultivation.

Radial Spines

Short, ivory to chalk-white, finger-like more or less spindle-shaped, round and four-layered in cross-section in a characteristic radial-pectinate arrangement.

Fruits

6-8 mm long and 5-7mm in diameter, as it mature it dry up into a very thin translucent, parchment-like structure.