ʻO Parodia schumanniana kahi mea kanu perennial globular to columnar me ke anawaena o kahi o 30 knm a me ke kiʻekiʻe a hiki i 1.8 mika.ʻO nā iwi ʻaoʻao 21-48 i hōʻailona maikaʻi ʻia he pololei a ʻoi.He melemele gula ka mua o ka hulu, pololei a i ʻole ʻōniʻoniʻo, huli a ʻeleʻele a ʻulaʻula a hina paha ma hope.ʻO ka 1 a 3 mau ʻīniha waena, ʻaʻole hiki ke hele i kekahi manawa, he 1 a 3 ʻīniha ka lōʻihi.Mohala nā pua i ke kauwela.He lemona-melemele a he melemele gula, me ke anawaena o 4.5 a 6.5 knm.ʻO nā hua he spherical to ovoid, uhi ʻia me ka hulu hipa a me nā bristles a he anawaena a hiki i 1.5 kenimika.Loaʻa iā lākou nā ʻanoʻano ʻulaʻula-ʻulaʻula a aneane ʻeleʻele, kahi kokoke i ka laumā a 1 a 1.2 millimeters ka lōʻihi.
