Xerophyte

Cephalium

Whitish.

Flowers

Nocturnal, very fragrant up to 7-8 cm long, 6 cm in diameter. Stigma about at anthers level.

Blooming Season

Flowers come in profusion in summer, out of the cephalium.

Spines

(3)5-7 (or more) brown-reddish to pale gray, slightly recurved backwards, lateral ones up to 2 cm long, lowermost one pointing downward up to 3 cm long. Uppermost spines (if present) shorter about 5 mm long.

Stem

Shaped like a cake up to 6 cm tall (8-9 cm with cephalium), 15 cm in diameter. The epidermis is light green to brownish-green.

Fruits

White or pale greenish-white.

Areoles

About 4-6 per ribs in plants with cephalium, round.