Pelecyphora emskoetteriana is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to the Mexico and southern United States.

Pelecyphora emskoetteriana usually grows sprouting and forms groups up to 10 centimeters high.

The 20 to 30 white, straight and irregularly spread marginal spines are up to 1 centimeter long.

The specific epithet emskoetteriana honors the German gardener Robert Emskotter in Magdeburg.

[3] David Aquino & Daniel Sánchez moved the species to Pelecyphora based on phylogenetic studies in 2022.