Xerophyte

Description

This is a large, vigorous plant solitary or in its native state sprouting at the base.

Roots

Fibrous-rooted.

Flowers

Yellowish-white, sulphur yellow, peach-coloured/rose-red, and silver-shiny.

Spines

Different, radial spines finer, central spines clearly different long.

Ribs

15- 20 rather slender thickened at intervals into tubercles.

Stem

Globose or short-cylindric, woolly and depressed at the top, glaucous or greyish green, which eventually becomes about 25 cm high of similar diameter.