Flattened spherical or short cylindrical, more or less flattened, up to 30 (40) cm in diameter, 15-30 cm high, sometimes up to 90 cm high, dull green or blue-green. The top is spineless.
Flowers: Broadly funnel-shaped, pale pinkish up to 3-4 cm long, 2-3 cm in diameter, with a very short flower tube; the inner segments of the perianth are shovel-shaped, sharp; the scales of the ovary are almost rounded, rounded, with a pubescent edge. The flowers form a crown on the top of the plant and barely break through the dense mass of thorns.