Xerophyte

Habit

Plants often form large clumps up to 80 cm wide.

Central Spines

3-8, yellow with dark reddish brown tips, straight, and up to 11 mm long. The lowermost one is 20 mm long hooked, peculiarly forked or split forming two lateral accessories spines.

Description

Mammillaria bombycina cv. Split SpineSN|15172]]SN|15172]] is a rare cultivar with special "split spines". This is an exclusive feature never seen in other cacti.

Tubercles

With dense wool and bristles in the axil.

Flowers

Funnel-form, bright pink, up to 15 mm in length and in diameter.

Stem

Globose to club shaped, bright green, 7-14 cm tall, 5-6 cm in diameter.

Radial Spines

30-64, stiff, thin, needle-like, glassy white to yellowish white, up to 8 mm.