Mammillaria schiedeana cv. Snowball
Mammillaria schiedeana cv. Snowball
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Mammillaria schiedeana cv. Snowball
Author
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Chinese genus
乳突球属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
Absent or one hooked reddish.
Description
It is a clumping cultivar (perhaps of hybrid origin) that may forms large groups of little globes covered entirely in even longer shining-white, soft, silky hairs, it is generally considered to be more difficult and slower in growth than the standard species and often must be grafted.
Tubercles
Obscure, conical.
Spines
Its special appeal is due the beautiful white, feathery looking spines.
Stem
Spherical or compressed globular, green, up to 5 cm wide or more.
Radial Spines
Many (100-120 or more) in several series, very thin, silky, spreading radially, 2-4 mm long, spines are an almost pure candid white colour, eventually with a shine of golden-yellow at the base near the areoles. The name plumosa means 'feathery'.
Areoles
Roundes white to golden-yellow.