Xerophyte

Habit

It is a small solitary or basally branched cactus, older plants may form mats.

Central Spines

None or sometime 1 stouter about 1-3 cm long, darker with black tip.

Seeds

Black.

Roots

Napiform (Carrot like).

Flowers

Large, funnel shaped, very colourful fuchsia pink to purple-violet, often with a bluish sheen and white throats 7,5-9 cm in diameter. Tepals lanceolate.

Ribs

13-19 more or le spiralling.

Stem

At first globular becoming cylindrical as it ages, diameter about 5-7 cm. Epidermis greys-green.

Radial Spines

6-14 short, about 4-7 mm long, thin, unequal, curved backward somehow pectinated, pale brown, yellow or amber when young, later greys.

Fruits

About 1,5 cm in long, tannish-green to brownish-red.

Areoles

Oval with dull white felt.