Xerophyte

Central Spines

3 to 5 acicular, stiff and straight, one longer, up to 2,5-3 cm long, pointing downward in the lower part of the areole, usually brownish (or reddish, blackish or greyish).

Description

Clumping plant propagating using underground stolons, that forms large colonies of stems partly obscured by spines.

Flowers

Sub-apical, short funnel-form, bright, showy yellow or whitish often turning pinkish on second day, up to 7,5 cm long and 7-10 cm in diameter.

Blooming Season

Late spring, May-June.

Ribs

14-16 , low and slightly tuberculated.

Stem

Upright, ovoid to cylindrical, slightly tapering toward the apex, ribbed, greyish-green to olive-green up to 15 cm tall, 6-8 cm in diameter.

Radial Spines

10 to 12, flattened against the stem up to 1,5 cm long darker at the tip.

Fruits

Red, very spiny.

Areoles

Round to slightly elliptical, close set, 5 mm apart, the young ones have abundant white or brownish wool.