Xerophyte

Central Spines

3 or 5 much longer, straight, rigid, brownish to black up to 28 mm long.

Description

Coryphantha pulleineana is a distinctive tiny Coryphantha recognizable for the thin elongated stem, usually solitary, occasionally branching from below.

Roots

Very long fleshy tuberous roots

Tubercles

Pronounced roundish-conical to ovoid, ascending, up to 10 mm long, axils and furrows with white wool without glands.

Blooming Season

flowers up to 2,5 cm long, 3-4 cm in diameter, pale or bright yellow or orange-yellow.

Summer.

Stem

Somewhat cylindrical, dull grey-green plant to 20 cm long, 1,5-4,5 cm thick.

Radial Spines

12-18 straight, unequal, grey-white with dark tips, 13-15 mm long. up to 1 cm long.

Fruits

Roundish, greenish, juicy.