Kadenicarpus horripilus
Kadenicarpus horripilus is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae.
It is an endangered species, threatened by habitat loss.
Description
Kadenicarpus horripilus often grows sprouting with olive-green, spherical to elongated spherical bodies and fibrous roots. The bodies reach growth heights of and a diameter of. Their clearly pronounced conical cusps are high. The plant usually a single, protruding, straight, whitish central spine that is dark at the tip. It reaches a length of. The 12 to 14 straight radial spines are white with a dark tip, protruding and long.The flowers are magenta with a white throat. They are long and have a diameter of. The elongated, greenish-red fruits turn yellowish-brownish when ripe. They are long and reach a diameter of.