| Shape | Clump-forming to upright. |
| Landscape | Small indoor cacti collections or as a specimen under glass or indoors. |
| Propagation | Division.or stem cuttings. |
| Cultivation | Plant in loose, well-draining cactus mix, gravelly or sandy soils in full sun to partial shade. |
| Notable Specimens | Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. |
| Habitat | Dry plains and rocky deserts. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Smooth glabrous succulent flesh covered in a dense coating of wooly, hair-like fibres. Areoles present, 2 - 3 mm in diameter with small spines. |
| Colour Description | Covered in a dense coating of tan to creamy white hair-like fibres. Deep green to medium green succulent bark. |
| Texture Description | Soft, thorny. |
