Mammillaria magnimamma
Mammillaria magnimamma | |
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Mammillaria magnimamma at the Orto Botanico dell'Università di Genova | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Genus: | Mammillaria |
Species: | M. magnimanna |
Binomial name | |
Mammillaria magnimamma Haw. | |
Synonyms | |
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Mammillaria magnimamma, common name Mexican Pincushion, is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family.
Description
Mammillaria magnimamma is a perennial globose plant reaching a height of 15-30 cm and a diameter of about 13 cm. At first it grows solitary, but later form large clumps rising above ground level. Tubercules are four-sided, with latex and the axils have dense white wool. The radial spines are 2 - 5, quite variable and unequal, with dark tips, 15 - 45 mm long. Flowers are pink or white cream with reddish midveins and a diameter of 20 - 25 mm. They are blooming in mid Spring. Fruits are club shaped, dark red, about 20 mm long and contain little brown seeds.
Distribution
This species is widespread throughout central Mexico, at an elevation of 100–2,700 metres (330–8,860 ft) above sea level.
References
- Mallillarias.net
- N. L. Britton, J. N. Rose: The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. Band IV, The Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington 1923, S. 41
- Guide
- Desert -tropical
- Flowers of Mammillaria magnimamma
- Mammillaria magnimamma toluca
- Fruit of Mammillaria magnimamma