| General Description | Low mat or clump forming with large green terminal joints, not completely obscured by spines. |
| Cultivation | Sandy soils, drought tolerant. |
| Habitat | Desert and grassland flats, washes and hillsides at an altitude of 1,400-2,200 m. |
| Leaf Description | Spines are only located on the upper areoles, reddish-brown in colour, 6-10 per areole, 2.5-3.8 cm long. |
| Flower Description | Yellow on occasion pink or red flowers with yellow filaments 9 mm in length, anthers 1.5 mm long and greenish-yellow style 12-22 mm. |
| Fruit Description | Brown or pale drown in colour, obovoid, sparsely covered in spines, 2-4 x 1.2-2.5 cm. |