The variegated shape of this plant is even more sought after by collectors, for the presence of typical spots or streaks, in places where there is a lack of chlorophyll. In its normal form it is a solitary-bearing globose cactus. Its stem, light green tending to olive green, concave at the apex, has multiple slender ribs, well furrowed and wavy, equipped with large areoles very wooly and white. The radial spines are thin and white, while the central spines are much larger, long and flat, slightly curved upwards from the yellowish color. The flowering takes place at the apex of the plant, generating small funnel-shaped white flowers with purple central streaks.