Mammillaria sanchez-mejoradae
Cact. Suc. Mex. 37(3): 55 (1992)
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Mammillaria sanchez-mejoradae
Author
Rodr.González
Chinese genus
乳突球属
Chinese name
羽毛丸
Primary
DescriptionEdit description
Habit
Usually solitary, (or clumps forming over time)
Central Spines
None.
Seeds
Black.
Description
Mammillaria sanchez-mejoradaeSN|10779]]SN|10779]] is a very slow growing miniature cactus with tiny feathery combed spines.
Tubercles
Conical, without latex, axils naked.
Flowers
Campanulate,up to 16 mm long and 20 mm in across variable from white to pink-rose.
Stem
Flattened-globose or globose, bright green to 3 cm high, 1-3 cm in diameter.
Radial Spines
30 to 40 hairlike (or plumose) pectinate, rigid, white, flattened against the tubercles, 1,5-2 mm long (rarely up to 3 mm) long.
Fruits
Club shaped to globose, completely embedded in the plant (cryptocarpic), red, 3-8 mm in diameter.