Xerophyte

Central Spines

3 to 5 thin, 6-8 cm long, needle-like bristly, yellow to brownish.

Description

Lobivia chrysocheteSN|21125]]SN|21125]] is a very spiny cactus with a much flattened usually solitary body that attains a diameter of 25 cm (sometime forms small few branched clumps).

Roots

This species has a shallow root system

Flowers

3-4 cm in diameter, widely funnelform, orange to red, shiny, with whitish centres.

Ribs

About 20, with chin shaped humps.

Stem

Flattened globose to globose (but often taller and less flattened in cultivation) green, up to 25 cm broad and appears very like "Soehrensia".

Radial Spines

Numerous (20-30) similar in colour to the central spines.