Solitary, body globular, to 30 cm wide. Tubercles prominent, 3-angled. Axils woolly. Central spines 4, 10-15 mm long, whitish or yellowish-brown, tips black, lowermost to 20 mm. Radial spines 10-12, 2-9 mm long, whitish or yellowish-brown, tips black. Flowers deep pink with darker central stripe, 2.5 cm long and wide. Fruit purplish-pink.

C Mexico

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.