Description: It is a spherical, sometimes branching cactus species barely protruding from the ground surface.
Flowers: Borne on young areoles, funnel form, 2 x 2 cm, scales of pericarpel and tube with dense woolly hairs and sometimes bristles, tube very short. Perianth pale yellow. Style and stigmas yellow.
Water Requirements: Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
