Xerophyte

Central Spines

none or 1 straight, 10-30 mm long.

Description

Mammillaria spinosissima cv. Un PicoSN|13783]]SN|15268]] is a stable genetic mutation from a very variable spined species Mammillaria spinosissimaSN|15268]]SN|13783]], in which each areole only produces one spine. The monstrous form differs from the standard cv. Un Pico in having mostly spineless areoles with only few occasional spines scattered irregularly on the stem.

Tubercle Arrangement

13-21

Tubercles

Ovate conical, four-sided basally, the axil is lightly woolly.

Flowers

Purple red, 12 mm long and in diameter.

Stem

Columnar solitary (usually) or slowly clumping, dark blue-green, rarely exceeding 30 cm tall and 10 cm in diameter. Without latex.

Radial Spines

0

Fruits

Red or greenish.