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Endangered
CITES App. II
Neomammillaria eriacantha
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 4: 127. 1923 [24 Dec 1923]
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Neomammillaria eriacantha
Author
(Link & Otto ex Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose
Chinese genus
-
Chinese name
-
Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Description
Plants usually solitary. Stems narrow cylindrical, 30 - 50 cm high, to 5 cm in diameter whit naked axil but densely woolly in the flowering zone. Body without latex.
Flowers
inconspicuous , greenish yellow, barely rising above the spines.
Spines
20-25 golden yellow, slightly pubescent up to 10mm long