Mammillaria brandegeei
Erythea 5: 116 1897
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Mammillaria brandegeei
Author
(J.M.Coult.) K.Brandegee
Chinese genus
乳突球属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
2-4, sometimes only 1 in an occasional areola, usually a little longer and darker than the radials, reddish brown with darker tips, straight, stout, 10-12 mm long.
Seeds
Brown.
Description
Mammillaria brandegeeiSN|23737]]SN|23737]] is a great looking cactus, solitary or eventually forming clusters of 2 to 8, but is sensitive to low temperatures and needs extra heat in winter. Four subspecies recognized, the nominate, gabbii (J.M. Coult.) D.R.Hunt, lewisiana (H.E.Gates) D.R.Hunt and glareosa (Boed.) D.R.Hunt.
Tubercles
Firm, square and angled basally, conical above with latex, axils woolly without hairlike bristles.
Flowers
Greenish-yellow, brownish yellow, to yellow 15-21 mm long; outer perianth-segments ovate, striate, ciliate; inner perianth-segments greenish yellow with a reddish-brown midstripe, narrower than the outer, entire.
Blooming Season
Spring (April in habitat).
Stem
Cylindric to globular, flattened, dark green, to 9 cm in diameter.
Radial Spines
9 to 16, whitish to yellowish brown, with dark tips, needle-like, 8 to 10 mm long stiff, straight.
Fruits
White to dull pink slow ripening, bearing a few narrow scales.