Solitary or clustering, body globular to 5 cm wide. Tubercles prominent. Axils woolly and bristly. Central spines (0-)1-2, to 5 mm long, brownish, low­er spine with hooked tip. Radial spines 35, 5 mm long, white, fine. Flowers cream or yellow, 1 cm long and 1.5 cm wide. Fruit pink to dark red.

C Mexico

Probably a variant of M. bocasana.

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.