Xerophyte

Central Spines

Between 2 and 4, 3-6 mm long (rarely up to 1,5 cm) red brown strong, straight, pungent and acicular. The lowermost occasionally hooked and more or less strong.

Seeds

Black oblongs with tubercles.

Description

Parodia tenuicylindricaSN|25110]]SN|25110]] (Notocactus tenuicylindricusSN|25111]]SN|25111]]) is one of the smaller species in the genus with tiny yellow red-brown spines and white wool remembering of a Frailea.

Flowers

2,5-3 cm tall and 4-5 cm in diameter, bright lemon yellow, stigmas dark red. Pericarpel and flower tube with purple scars filled almost entirely with white wool and yellow bristles.

Ribs

13-21,3-4 mm high, more or less notched.

Stem

Unbranched, cylindric up to 4-8 cm tall and 2-3 cm, in width (though in cultivation it grows much larger) green or bluish green.

Radial Spines

10 to15 creamy-white to pale yellow 3-4 mm in long.

Fruits

Yellow-green.

Areoles

1,5- 3 cm apart with white wool.