Solitary or eventually clustering, body globose or elongate, to 11 cm wide and 25 cm high. Tubercles prominent, conical. Axils at first woolly, later with a few bristles. Central spines 2-3(-5), 9 mm long, at first orange-brown, later white, tips brown. Radial spines 12, 9 mm long, at first orange-brown, later white, tips brown. Flowers lavender, 2.5 cm long and wide. Fruit red.

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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.