Xerophyte

Central Spines

Thicker, often darker 6-20, white with, to 25(-30) mm long.

Seeds

1 mm long, kidney-shaped, pitted, brown, with hilum lateral.

Description

Escobaria sandbergiiSN|25139]]SN|25139]] is a tiny succulent completely covered be dense spines usually forming clusters of few heads but occasionally solitary or clustered with up to 20 or more stems.

Tubercles

5-12 mm long, conical, on mature stems with grooves most or all of their lengths.

Flowers

Light to medium pink, 3-15 mm long, 17-25 mm in diameter, usually failing to open widely and often very small. Tepals pale creamy-yellow, pinkish or whitish, with darker midrveins. Stigmas white to pink.

Blooming Season

Spring ( April and May in its habitat).

Spines

Approximatively 20-60 per areole, spreading, typically whitish, often with dark tips, fading to grey as they ages.

Stem

Cylindrical, densely spiny, 5-12(-15) cm high, 2-4(-7) cm in diameter.

Radial Spines

23-55, slender, bristle-like, white, 5-10 mm long.

Fruits

Green or yellowish green to somewhat reddish, 8-20 mm long.