Parodia schumanniana ke semela sa perennial globular to columnar se bophara ba lisenthimithara tse 30 le bolelele ho fihla ho 1.8 metres.Likhopo tse 21-48 tse tšoailoeng hantle li otlolohile ebile li bohale.Mekokotlo e kang bristle, e otlolohileng ho isa ho e kobehileng hanyane qalong e na le 'mala o mosehla oa khauta,' me e fetoha e sootho kapa e khubelu le bohlooho hamorao.Mokokotlo o le mong ho isa ho tse tharo tse bohareng, tseo ka linako tse ling le tsona li ka bang sieo, li bolelele ba lisenthimithara tse 1 ho isa ho tse 3.Lipalesa li thunya Lehlabula.Li na le mosehla oa lemon ho ea ho khauta ea khauta, ka bophara ba hoo e ka bang 4.5 ho isa ho 6.5 cm.Litholoana li chitja ho isa ho ovoid, li koahetsoe ka boea bo teteaneng le li-bristles 'me li na le bophara ba lisenthimithara tse 1.5.Li na le lipeo tse bofubelu bo sootho ho isa ho hoo e ka bang e ntšo, tse batlang li le boreleli le bolelele ba limilimithara tse 1 ho isa ho tse 1.2.
