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The fleshy protuberances look like spines but aren't spiny at all
The variegation seems to be best in high light an can nearly disappear in low light
rarely reaching much more than 1" across
Differences in plant color in the images are due to this
It is a winter grower so give it more moisture in the cooler months and hold back on the water in the summer (I don't water at all during the hottest months)
Melocactus conoideus Mesemb The fleshy protuberances look likeMelocactus conoideus A nice cephallium forming species. When young (as they are now) they seem like a regular plant but once it gets big enough the main plant stops growing but produces a large hairy inflorescence that continues to grow for the rest of the life of the plant. Eventually the inflorescence can be taller than the plant itself. This is more tropical than most succulents so it doesn't like cold weather and it also doesn't like to fully dry
