Xerophyte

Central Spines

2, upper ascending, lower erect, brown, 7-8 mm long.

Seeds

Reddish brown.

Description

Mammillaria miegianaSN|9417]]SN|32872]], is a large, solitary species with subglobose stems, appearing white and producing large, dark reddish-pink flowers with scarlet midveins. It is often included within (as a synonym of) the very variable Mammillaria standleyiSN|32872]]SN|9417]], suggesting that there is not really a fundamental difference between the two. It is one of the most densely covered by spines.

Note

This member of the Cactaceae family was given this name in honour of the US cacti collector Charles E. Mieg from Scottsdale. Mieg's mammillaria.

Tubercles

Four-angled, axils woolly at first, later naked.

Flowers

Reddish pink with scarlet midveins, to 20 mm long and 25 mm in diameter.

Stem

Globose to short cylindrical, to 16 cm tall and up to 10 cm across. With latex

Radial Spines

10-11, dirty white, greyish to somewhat dull pink, straight or slightly curved, 8-9 mm long.

Fruits

Club shaped, cherry red, to 25 mm long.