It is a branched plant growing to 3 or more meters tall, often found on rocky
outcrops. The stem consists of 5-7 ribs 3 centimeters wide. Stems are often covered in a blue glaucous farina.
Areoles are round or oval, 3-4 millimeters wide, 3-4 millimeters wide. This
species is one of the only ones in the
genus Pilosocereus without a
cephalium. Flowers grow directly out of the areoles. Fruits are globose with red flesh and dark black seeds. ==Taxonomy==