About Coryphantha erecta (Lem. ex Pfeiff.) Lem.
Coryphantha erecta (Lem. ex Pfeiff.) Lem. branches from its base and grows in clumps. Its cylindrical, bright green shoots can grow up to 50 centimeters tall, with diameters between 5 and 8 centimeters. The plant's conical warts reach up to 8 millimeters in length and are loosely arranged. Its axillae have white wool and yellow nectar glands. Coryphantha erecta typically has two, rarely four, yellowish-brown central spines that point downwards and grow up to 2 centimeters long. It has eight to thirteen golden-brown marginal spines, up to 1.2 centimeters long, that are spread out, straight, and pimpled. Its short, funnel-shaped yellow flowers are nearly wheel-shaped, measuring 5 to 6 centimeters long and reaching up to 7.5 centimeters in diameter. Its cylindrical green fruits grow up to 1.5 centimeters long. Coryphantha erecta is commonly found on slopes with limestone gravel in the Mexican states of Hidalgo, Guanajuato, and Querétaro.
