Mammillaria miegiana
Saguaroland Bull. 26: 77 1972.
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Mammillaria miegiana
Author
W.H.Earle
Chinese genus
乳突球属
Chinese name
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Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
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.