Solitary, body globular or elongate, to 6 cm wide and to 15 cm high without milky sap. Tubercles prominent, ovoid. Axils bare. Central spines 3-4, upper 2(-3) 10 mm long straight, lower 15 mm long, tips hooked. Radial spines 20-25, 3-5 mm long, pale yellowish, fine. Flowers white or pale pink with pink central stripe, to 1.8 cm long and 1.5 cm wide. Fruit red.

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.