Xerophyte

Central Spines

1-4 stout, wormlike, curved, ascending 0,5-2,5 cm long, mostly 0,5 mm wide at the base.

Description

The plants are globose solitary or clustered

Flowers

up to 2,5 cm in diameter, cream, yellow or yellowish-green; outer petals pink or green with a darker mid-strip; stamens yellow; stigma yellow.

Blooming Season

Open during the day, blooms in spring.

Spines

Corky/spongy, not obscuring the stem, white to pale grey.

Stem

6-7 cm tall, 5-6 cm in diameter.

Radial Spines

3 to 7, 0,2-1 cm long, white to pale grey, recurving.