Xerophyte

Habit

Mat-forming. Established plants can reach a height of 15 cm and width of 30 cm.

Description

Acharagma roseanumSN|91]]SN|91]] subsp. galeanense is a small clustering cactus with many crowded finger-like stems up to 6-10 centimetres tall, concealed by yellowish-white or rich gold spines (central spines almost indistinguishable from the radials). The flowers are cream-yellow, up to 1.5 centimetres in length and appears at the stem tip.

Note

'galeanensis' For the occurrence near Galeana, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Flowers

Yellow at the stem tips, small 1 to 2 cm in diameter.

Spines

About 30 not easily distinguished as centrals end radials, pale yellow, rich gold to dark amber coloured.

Ribs

The ribs have tubercles, with ungrooved areole.

Stem

Pale green, cylindrical, initially erect that became prostrate up to 10 cm tall, 2-2,5 cm in diameter.