so round

and spikey! It's called a "compass barrel" because it likes to lean southwest. Within time (usually 50-100 years), it will get huge and will eventually lean so much that it will fall over (and die). https://www.desertmuseum.org/kids/oz/long-fact-sheets/Fishook%20Barrel%20Cactus.php

[Korcsog Károly]

Great photo and thank you for the information described and attached!

[haskar]

Oh those long hooked spines. I used to have such a baby, and it always used its spines on me.

[Delboy79]

These cacti are amazing they seem tom live in a different universe

[Mags]

A beautiful specimen!

[Babs]

It looks amazing, like a spikey football.

[kali]

peculiar!!

[Steve Chappell]

Cool capture and pretty interesting information, didn't know there was such a cactus

[Bill]

Pretty cool information on this cactus.

[Diana]

Fabulous shot of this lovely spikey ball.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

what a beauty!

[bkb in the city]

Very nice shot

[Helge E. Storheim]

Fascinating plants for a Norwegian :-)

[william wooderson]

How curious! I was amused by your description. You learn something every day!

[Tom]

Wonderfully captured and story