Xerophyte

Central Spines

0-1 whitish with brown tips, 5-10 mm long.

Seeds

Black.

Description

It is a clustering species with white spines on pale green bodies that form dense low clusters.

Tubercles

Attenuate to conical, without latex, axils naked.

Flowers

Lilac-carmine, up to 18 mm long.

Stem

Globose to shortly cylindrical, soft, 3-12 cm tall, up to 3.5 cm in diameter.

Radial Spines

18-24, very thin, white with brown tips, curving and interlacing, 3-8 mm long.

Fruits

Carmine.