| General Description | A beautiful silvery-tan plant which grows in areas not expected of cacti. Shrub or tree, terminal joints slightly clavate and gradually expand upwards. |
| Cultivation | Sandy soils. |
| Habitat | Small washes and flats in lower deserts at an altitude under 300 m. |
| Leaf Description | Straight spines, acicular and moderately dense with pale yellow/beige sheaths. |
| Flower Description | 3.5-4 cm in diameter with sepaloids of green and purple middles and greenish yellow margins, obovate. Filaments a yellowish green in colour and 5 cm long. |
| Fruit Description | Green and dry at maturity, 1.5-2 cm in length and 1.2-2 cm in width. |