Xerophyte

Description

It is a tiny cactus with rounded, single stems up to 2,5cm tall and 6-17 mm wide, occasionally with a short tap root; tubercles 2 to 4 mm wide. A cultivated plant can be slightly larger, and clumped .

Flowers

Numerous, pink, up to 2.5 cm in diameter, 1.5 cm long. The flowers are easy to pollinate, and produce around thirty seeds per fruit.

Blooming Season

It blooms in several flushes, primarily in May, but the blooming period lasts from March until June.

Spines

The plant is crowded with thick, corky, white spines (1 to 4 centrals, 4 to 6 mm long; 13 to 23 radials, 3.5 to 5 mm long)

Fruits

It produces ovoid, green fruit (1.5-5 cm long) that ripens from June to October.