Xerophyte

Central Spines

1, hooked, pinkish grey to dark purplish brown, with dark tips, up to 10 mm long.

Description

Solitary or slowly offsetting cactus.

Flowers

Funnel-form, yellowish or creamy white, with brownish mid-veins, 15 - 20 mm long, up to 15 mm in diameter, in spring and summer.

Stem

Dark blue-green, 6 - 10 cm high, 8 - 10 cm in diameter. In the wild it grows very flat, but under cultivation it grows as globular as any other.

Radial Spines

3 - 6, upper ones shorter and stronger, straight or slightly curved, pinkish to greyish white, 5 - 6 mm in length.

Fruits

Cylindrical to club shaped, purplish red to red, 15-18 mm long in summer.