General Description | Small golden shrubs with barbed spines, often hidden among the tall grasslands it grows within. |
Cultivation | Dry, sandy soils. |
Habitat | Plans and hills at an altitude of 600-1,500 m. Commonly found in the Great Plains Grassland and other grasslands. |
Leaf Description | Many stems that are densely branched, elongate and ovate-acute leaves 2-3 mm in length. Golden-yellow or tan spines, 3.8-5 cm and 6-10 per areole, which spread in all directions. |
Flower Description | Greenish yellow with a hue of red, 3 cm in diameter, filaments 6 mm long and yellow anthers 1.5 mm in length. |
Fruit Description | 3 x 2.5 cm in size, with seeds a light tan in colour, 2.5 mm in length. |