Accession Data

Mammillaria magnimamma

Common Name: Mexican Pincushion

Family: Cactaceae

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

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 9a-11

Accession #: 198502234

Accession Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2212

Quantity: 1

Source: Unknown

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: core eudicots

Order: Caryophyllales

Family: Cactaceae

SubFamily: Cactoideae

Tribe: Cacteae

Flowering Data:

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References

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

Images

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