Xerophyte

Habit

Shrub-like reaching 1,5 m in height branching basally.

Central Spines

One.

Cephalium

Lateral, white or pale yellow.

Flowers

Bell shaped, 5-6 cm long.

Spines

Numerous at first pale yellow.

Ribs

About 16-2 low, blunt.

Stem

Cylindrical, green, 5-8 cm in diameter.

Radial Spines

30 needle-like, shorter than the central to 8 mm long, straight, spreading.

Fruits

Tiny-hardly bigger than a grape (2,5-4 cmm across) bright green.

Areoles

Very numerous oval, white to yellow fairly close-set, with white to greys fine bristles or wool.