Mammillaria hernandezii is a small cactus with a spherical, usually solitary stem with 17 to 25 white radial spines curved backward. The…
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Mammillaria is one of the largest genus of Cactaceae family. Most of the species are native to Mexico, but some come from the southwest Uunited States, the Caribbean, Colombia, Venezuela, Guatemala and Honduras. The name derives from the Latin word "mammilla", meaning "nipple" or "teat".
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Mammillaria petterssonii is a small cactus with a globular, usually solitary, light green stem with woolly axils and large 3-angled…
Mammillaria haageana is a small cactus with a usually solitary, glaucous green, spiny, globular, or somewhat elongate stem with a woolly…
Mammillaria duwei is a small, slow-growing cactus that grows either solitary or in clumps. The stems are up to 1.6 inches (4 cm) tall and…
Mammillaria polythele is a single-stemmed cactus that grows up to 2 feet (60 cm) tall and up to 4 inches (10 cm) in diameter. The stem is…
Mammillaria marksiana is a handsome cactus with a globose stem with pyramidal tubercles that bear sparse yellow spines. With age, the…
Mammillaria matudae is a cactus with cylindrical stems that tend to recline as they elongate, giving the old plant a characteristic…
Mammillaria zeilmanniana 'Albiflora' is an attractive cactus with glossy green stems that grow up to 5 inches (12.5 cm) tall and up to 3…
Mammillaria tetrancistra (Common Fishhook Cactus) is a fishhook cactus with a cylindrical, usually solitary stem that grows up to 10…
Mammillaria geminispina (Twin-spined Cactus) is a cactus that forms a mound of clustered globular stems with white radial and longer brown…