Puna

The form "incahuasii", with greener and thinner stems, branches profusely and forms large clumps with more than 100 heads. The flowers are a deep purple and very showy.

This small geophytic opuntioid looks like a small Tephrocactus geometricus, but the bloom, fruit and the seeds clearly show its autonomous nature.

4-5 cm

A tiny cactus forming blue-green to olive-green globular segments that grey with age. The rare spineless form is completely smooth and harmless. Flowers perform magic: they open pale honey-yellow then transform to pink as they age.