Xerophyte

Central Spines

One (or two) 1-1,2 cm long or more, curving slightly upwards, withish with a bright to dark tip.

Ribs and Tubercles

It has 13 ribs divided in dainty, conical tubercles about 5-7 mm hight and 4-7 mm wide.

Seeds

Dark brown to dull black.

Description

It is a small species usually solitary or partly clumping from the base.

Flowers

Numerous on the crown, diurnal, 2-3 cm long, 1,8-2,5 cm wide, in shades of pink to light magenta with darker midveins. Ovary bare.

Blooming Season

January-March (but occasionally later depending on growing conditions)

Stem

Depressed-globose to shortly cylindrical, leaf green to bluish-green, 3-6(-7) cm tall, 3,5-7 cm in diameter, apex with some bright wool;

Radial Spines

14-20, 6-8 mm long, radiating, slender, straight or arcuated to the body, whitish, glassy, with yellowish base.

Fruits

Yellowish-green, green, tan-green or red-brown roundish, 7-9 mm long, 7-8 mm in diameter.

Areoles

Longish wooly