It is so thickly covered in pale-colored spines that it is white or yellowish in color.

The delicate pale pink[2] flowers are up to 1.7 centimeters long and wide.

[2] This cactus grows on rocky or gravelly limestone substrates.

Threats to the species include poaching and habitat degradation.

[2] The specific epithet honors Norman H. Boke, plant anatomist and student of the Cactaceae.