PARODIA MAGNIFICA IS A SPECIES OF FLOWERING PLANT IN THE CACTUS FAMILY, CACTACEAE, NATIVE TI SOUTHERN BRAZIL. ONE OF SEVERAL SPECIES CALLED BALL CACTUS, IT GROWS TO 7-15CM TALL BY 45CM BROAD, WITH HEAVILY RIBBED, SPHERICAL, SPINY AND HAIRY STEMS BEARING FLOWERS IN THE SUMMER.
