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Endangered
CITES App. II
Primary
Mammillaria pilcayensis var. chrysodactyla
Literaturauswertung Gesamtregister der Loseblattsammlung n.n - Lieferung 2003
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Mammillaria pilcayensis var. chrysodactyla
Author
Appenz.
Chinese genus
乳突球属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Description
Mammillaria pitcayensisSN|13783]]SN|13792]] var. chrysodactyla is a nice cactus species with long columnar stems either upright or prostrate and may need something to lean on. It is related to Mammillaria spinosissimaSN|13792]]SN|13783]] but differs in its smaller more compact tubercles and finer creamy-white to yellow spines. Rings of crimson flowers open almost simultaneously in summer.