Xerophyte

Habit

Ovoidal and generally solitary.

Note

Red flowers are common in species pollinated by birds (but also bat and insect)

Flowers

Pink-purplish borne at the apex of the stem, blooming in late-spring (May-June).(In cultivation in April )

Spines

Spines are pubescent in young and early reproductive plants; The central spine number varies, and the number of hooked spines may number as many as six, with one central more developed, papery sometimes flattened, ribbon-like and longer than in Sclerocactus spinosiorSN|19522]]SN|19510]].

Stem

3-15 cm tall.