Mammillaria huitzilopochtli subs. niduliformis
Mammillaria (Cactus File Handbook 6) 143 (1999)
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Mammillaria huitzilopochtli subs. niduliformis
Author
(A.B.Lau) Pilbeam
Chinese genus
乳突球属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
2 (occasionally up to 4), brown or black, 2 cm long, curving, one up one down, the lower slightly longer, flexible, thicker at the base.
Seeds
Brown, very small.
Description
Mammillaria huitzilopochtliSN|15536]]SN|15536]] subs. niduliformis is a small cactus species, solitary or slowly clumping in untidy clumps.
Flowers
Bright pink to carmine, 15 mm long, 10 mm wide. Stigmas carmine.
Blooming Season
Winter (from November to March)
Stem
At first spherical, later cylindric, 8 cm high, 6 cm in diameter, slightly depressed. Axil with dense white wool in the flowering area.
Radial Spines
About 22, glassy whie, brown at base, 1.5 mm long.
Fruits
Red.