Mammillaria magnimamma Haw.

subg. Mammillaria sect. Mammillaria series Mammillaria
Common Name: Mexican Pincushion
Family: Cactaceae Juss.

Country of Origin: central Mexico

Description: Widespread throughout central Mexico in Hidalgo, Guerrero, Mexico, Aguascalientes, Zacatecas, Queretaro, Guanajuato, Tapaulimas, Nuevo Leon and San Luis Potosi. Altitude 100 - 2700 m. Despite the abundance and diversity of cacti in Mexico, this species is one of the few species that readily colonize barren lava fields. ⁴

USDA Zone: 9a-11

Accession Data:

Accession # 198502234
Source: Unknown
Accession Date: 12-31-1985
Bench: 2212 - XER:Chihuahuan-Tehuacan Deserts
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 05-07-2024
Restrictions:
- CITES Appendix II Listed Plant

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
SubOrder:
Family: Cactaceae
SubFamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Cacteae
SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

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References (internal):

EEB 3203 - Developmental Plant Morphology

References (external):

Mammilarias.net
The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 21 May 2015.
Mammillaria magnimamma at Wikipedia. Accessed 21 May 2015.
Mammillaria magnimamma at Encyclopedia of Cacti. Last accessed on Monday, April 04, 2016.

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