| Place of origin:
United States, state of Texas, near Laredo.
Description: The species has a a little
cylindrical stem, of about 8 or 10 cm. high and 5 cm. wide.
It can send basal offsets with age. The stem is narrowed in
the upper part, to the point of acquiring an almost conical
aspect.
The root is heavy and axonomorphic.
The ribs are low, and about 10 or 14.
The areolas are yellow. They are very small and are a little
distanced to each other.
The radial spines are 20, white and about 0.5 cm. long. Central
spines are straight, brown, and about 1 cm. long.
Flowers arise near apex and have a long funnel shaped tube,
provided with spiny areolas. They are pink and about 6 or
7 cm.
Growing tips: Requires full sun and some
winter protection.
Propagation by seeds os by rooting basal offsets. |
