Xerophyte

Central Spines

Bright orange and yellow, flexible with a slightly bent tip, but not hooked. They are also a little flat and not pungent.

Description

What is this plant? This rare and unusual cactus was labelled as an improbable but stricking hybrid between a Dolichothele longimammaSN|11262]]SN|11262]] and Mammillaria spinosissima cv. Un Pico, however the plant is presumably a monstrous form of Mammillaria of an unknown Mammillaria species.

Roots

Tuberose, juicy.

Flowers

Pink in a ring around the crown. They usually fail to open completely.

Ribs

Vertical or spiralling formed by a row of elongated tubercles.

Stem

4 to 5cm wide, up to 4 cm tall, flattened and soft. The stem branches abundantly from the base and forms soon large mats.

Radial Spines

Very few (often absent) glassy white, bristly.