Xerophyte

Habit

Solitary, seldom branching cactus.

Central Spines

2, often only 1, stout needle-like to awl-shaped, straight or a little bent, grey-brown, darker at the tip, 5-8 mm long.

Flowers

Bright rose-red with darker midstripe, 15-20 mm long.

Stem

Globose, 5-8 cm in diameter, slightly depressed at the apex with little wool. Abundant wool in the young axils. Don’t contain latex.

Radial Spines

16-18, white, slender, needle-like, interlacing somewhat curved, longer at the sides, 1-5 mm long.