| General Description | A bushy, mat-forming shrub with many stems and short lateral branches. |
| Habitat | Valleys, flats, plains and gentle slopes in deep soils at an altitude of 1,350-2,400 m. |
| Leaf Description | Conical leaves, 1.5 mm in length. Spines are a pale pink colour, 4-7 per areole, straight and roughly 2-2.5 cm long. |
| Flower Description | 2-3 cm in diameter with pale yellow flowers and greenish yellow sepaloids, 6-9 mm long. |
| Fruit Description | Yellow spineless, fleshy fruit, obovoid and 2-3 cm in length. |