Xerophyte

Flowers

3 to 3.5 cm long and wide, orange-red, edged carmine, vividly coloured.

Spines

11-12 usually all radial, 7 mm long, with with an occasional similar central spine (greyish-brown, thin, bristle-like).

Ribs

8-9 straight vertical.

Stem

Deep green, about 3 cm tall and 2 cm wide in cultivation.