Xerophyte

Central Spines

4(-7), much stouter than the radials, yellow, amber or brown, hooked or sometimes straight, 10 - 15 mm long, the lower one sometimes strongly hooked.

Seeds

Brown.

Description

Mammillaria rekoiSN|13403]]SN|13403]] is a small cactus, that in cultivation starts clustering at about 3 to 5 years old from seed. (while in its natural environment it is simple and rarely branches). Pilbeam (1999) and Hunt et al. (2006) accept two subspecies, namely M. rekoi subsp. rekoi and M. rekoi subsp. aureispina (A.B.Lau) D.R.Hunt. There is also a third subspecies leptacantha (A.B.Lau) D.R.Hunt.

Tubercles

Conical to cylindrical. (Tubercle arrangement

Flowers

Deep purple pink to pink, with darker midribs, up to 15 mm long, stigmas greenish. The petals flare back at the ends, rather than opening widely.

Blooming Season

Spring.

Radial Spines

About 20(-30), radiating, finely bristly, needle-like, white to golden yellow, 4 - 6 mm long.

Fruits

Red.

Areoles

Woolly when young.