Questo è un cactus piuttosto raro e molto bello, forma in fretta densi gruppi di rami delle dimensioni di un dito, le spine sono color ambra dorato. I fiori sono apicali, piccoli, di color giallo chiaro.
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.
Winter hardy. This is one of the most hardy cacti, it survives outdoors even in Northern Europe, and without any protection. Clustering from the base.
Syn: Escobaria missouriensis v. similis
