This uncommon (but very nice) cactus, has tiny finger shaped stems and will slowly form small clusters with dense golden spines. Spines are gold-amber coloured. Flowers tiny pale yellow on the apex.
Small, freely clumping stems entirely covered in dense white spines form mounds 30+ cm wide with 10 to 100 stems. Charming small pink flowers appear at stem tips.
Spines regularly arranged in spirals, and firm, ashy white, grey, or pale tan in colour, with the tips of the largest spines reddish brown or reddish black, all straight. Flowers are apure white, pale rose-pink, or pale lavender-pink.
Escobaria minima is a rare tiny cactus that stands out for its small size (it can flower at 1 cm in diameter). Stem solitary or clumping. Thick ivory to yellowish spines, pink to magenta flowers. It thrives in soils rich in limestone.
Long cylindrical body with many white spines on large tubercles arranged in regular spirals. Spines are firm and completely straight. Bears light pinkish pastel-colored flowers from the top.
Escobaria abdita ssp. tenuispina derives its name from the Latin term 'abdita', which means 'hidden' or 'invisible.' This name reflects its unique behavior in its natural environment, where it often conceals itself within ground crevices in dry seasons.
