Xerophyte

Central Spines

1 to 4 up to long 1.5 cm, amber yellow.

Description

Solitary beautiful globular cactus, having green stems with several ribs and closely-spaced areoles.

Note

The Uebelmannia flavispinaSN|14312]]SN|14314]] and all the other plants belonging to the Uebelmannia pectiniferaSN|14314]]SN|14312]] complex are very variable in habitat, it has three recognized subspecies, but a multitude of different forms exist, where each form is linked to others by populations of plants with intermediate characteristics.

Flowers

Yellow and diurnal in late autumn, or spring.

Ribs

20 to 29 prominent

Stem

Up to 12 cm wide, 35 cm tall, very woolly in the apex. Plants in this genus always show woodiness in the lower stem as they age.

Areoles

Close set.