Ferocactus schwarzii Cactus Parodia scopa The plant is

Parodia scopa   The plant is round and covered in short white spines

This is a medium size Agave that does well in the ground in zone 8 and above or in a large pot for indoor growers

The plant itself seems lighter is dark green to red and covered in bumps

Flowers bright yellow with red centers and produced throughout the summer

Ferocactus schwarzii Cactus Parodia scopa The plant isFerocactus schwarzii This is an unusual species of in that it starts out with the dense stout spines you expect from this genus but the older and larger it gets the less spines it has. Or more properly the smaller the spines get until it looks almost spineless in some mature specimens. Like most Barrels it can be a landscape specimen if grown in grown in the appropriate climate but does just fine in a pot in other places. Flowers are bright yellow.