Mammillaria schiedeana is an attractive, small cactus with dark green, spherical stems with cylindrical or slightly tapering tubercles …
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Epithet: schiedeana
Derivation: Honors Christian Julius Wilhelm Schiede (1798-1836), a German physician and botanist.
Pronunciation: skee-dee-AH-nuh
While the generic name must be unique, two or more genera often share the same specific epithet. Moreover, the same epithet can be used for subspecies, varieties, and forms within a species. Here is a list of plants that share this epithet.