It extends half underground with a sizable 15 cm long taproot.

The spines, which are flexible and hair-like, range from 1-3 cm in length and exhibit colors from white to ashy grey with yellow to brown tips.

The yellow bell-shaped flowers of Pediocactus paradinei measure 1.5 to 2 cm in length and 2.5 cm in diameter, displaying colors ranging from pinkish beige to yellow.

[2] Endemic to the desert on the Kaibab Plateau in Houserock Valley, Coconino County, Arizona, Pediocactus paradinei is found at elevations ranging from 1600 to 2000 meters.

Often found in small, scattered patches, it shares its habitat with other plant species such as Sclerocactus whipplei subsp.