A small barrel cactus which grows in the mountains of Utah and Idaho. This is the first cactus to bloom, about mid-April. The blossoms are pink. This cactus is native to northern Utah. Blossoms are red.
Spines are white and numerous.
It is sometimes called the 'claret cup' cactus. This is a small, hardy plant from the eastern slopes of The Rockies. The spines are red and the blossoms are chartruese. It has shaggy spines which are either white or rust color. The large blossoms are light pink.