Xerophyte

Habit

Small, soft bodied cacti. They are usually solitary but sometimes forming small clusters with age.

Roots

Thick tap root.

Note

Acharagma is a genus formed by only two small species of cacti

Flowers

The flowers are at the stem tips, and range from pink with bronze-rose coloured midveins to cream-yellowish, 2 cm in diameter.

Spines

4 to 6 central spines; 15 to 30 radials; whitish-yellow to rich gold coloured.

Ribs

The ribs have tubercles, with ungrooved areoles.

Stem

Up to 6 cm tall, up to 5 cm in diameter.