Solitary, eventually clustering, body globular, to 4 cm wide. Tubercles obscure. Axils bare. Central spines lacking. Radial spines 40-80 in several layers, 3-5 mm long, whitish. Flowers white with red central stripe, 1.2 cm long. Fruit red.

Mexico, SW North America

Source: Thompson, A, ; Forbes, S.; Spencer, R. (1997). Cactaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 2. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 1. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.