Xerophyte

Description

This is a special monstrous form of Stenocactus multicostatusSN|1730]]SN|1730]] that cluster profusely forming dense succulent groups up to 20 cm tall and in diameter.

Spines

Forming vertical comb-like lines following the areoles shape or more or less irregularly spreading, 1-8 mm long, fine, subulate, straight or contorted, glassy-white when young turning pale-brownish colour as they ages.Flowers fruits Not known.

Ribs

Divided in 3-25 long, thin, laterally flattened tubercles, elongated and irregularly arranged in vertical rows.

Stem

Fresh green, compact with concave woolly apex, up to 20 cm tall, 4-7 cm in diameter, branching freely from the base and on the sides.

Areoles

Variable in shape, more or less fused forming vertical lines 0,5-2 cm long, with abundant creamy felt.