| Family Name | Cactaceae |
| Scientific name | Echinocactus grusonii |
| Common name | Golden Barrel Cactus , Mother-in-law's Chair |
| Growth habit | Like warm, optimum growth temperature 20-25 ° C. Winter optimum growth temperature 8-1O ° C. Adequate light, When the sun is too strong need moderate shade. Like sandy loam with calcareous and gravel. |
| Leaf | Degenerate into a needle-shaped, yellow, every thorn 8-10 acupuncture. |
| Flower | Flowers yellow, bell-shaped, 4-5cm in diameter. Spring flowering. The spendthrift scales, top Born woolly leaves. |
| Fruit | Fruit scales and woolly, black seeds, smooth surface. |
| More to learn | Golden spines are very bright in the sunlight, life expectancy up to 60 years, the stem up to 80 cm in diameter, some Golden Barrel cactus cultivated for decades, the price will up to hundreds of thousands of NT dollars, is very noble cactus. |
| Properties | Bitter, cold. |
| Treats | Clearing and detoxifying. Acute diarrhea, cough; snake bites |
| Reference | General information on Echinocactus grusonii Specialty of different Cactaceae Plant profile on Echinocactus grusonii Information in English version on Echinocactus grusonii |