There are 18 to 30 wide, sharp-edged, wavy ribs at its base, which are arranged in a spiral and have humps with obliquely offset cusps.

The needle-like to elastic thorns arising from them are yellowish pink to brown to blackish.

[3] Lobivia pampana is widespread in the Peruvian regions of Arequipa and Moquegua at altitudes of 3500 to 4100 meters.

The first description by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose was published in 1922.

[4] The specific epithet pampana refers to the occurrence of the species in the Peruvian Pampa de Arrieros.