; ▁Anderson ▁( 2 0 0 1 ) ▁does ▁not . ▁ ▁This ▁c act us ▁has ▁a ▁somewhat ▁o val , ▁fl atten ed ▁spher ical , ▁or ▁short ▁cyl ind rical ▁shape , ▁a ▁green ▁color , ▁and ▁a ▁w axy ▁texture . ▁There ▁are ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 3 ▁radial ▁sp ines ▁on ▁each ▁of ▁its ▁are oles , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁one ▁to ▁three ▁central ▁sp ines . ▁The ▁sp ines ▁may ▁be ▁straight , ▁ang led , ▁or ▁hook ed , ▁and ▁are ▁st raw ▁or ▁brown ish ▁in ▁color ▁with ▁pur ple ▁or ▁red ▁highlight s . ▁They ▁are ▁up ▁to ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁about ▁ 0 . 3 ▁to ▁ 0 . 4 ▁cent im eters ▁in ▁length . ▁The ▁bell - sh aped ▁flower ▁is ▁two ▁to ▁four ▁cent im eters ▁long ▁and ▁has ▁green ▁or ▁p ink ▁outer ▁te p als ▁and ▁p ink ▁inner ▁te p als . ▁The ▁stam ens ▁have ▁white ▁or ▁p ink ▁fil aments ▁and ▁yellow ▁an thers . ▁The ▁fruit ▁is ▁green , ▁tan , ▁or ▁p ink - ting ed ▁and ▁is ▁ 1 . 5 ▁cent im eters ▁in ▁maximum ▁length . ▁ ▁This ▁plant ▁grows ▁on ▁the ▁cl ay ▁bad lands ▁of ▁the ▁P ari ette ▁Draw , ▁where ▁the ▁soil ▁is ▁quite ▁sal ine ▁and ▁al kal ine . ▁It ▁grows ▁on ▁hills ▁and ▁fl ats ▁in ▁s age br ush . ▁Other ▁plants ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁include ▁S cler oc act us ▁wet land