Xerophyte

Description

Mammillaria balsasoidesSN|9048]]SN|9056]] (Dolichothele balsasoidesSN|9057]]SN|9057]]) is a small spherical mammillaria with dark brown spines and relatively large yellow or yellow-orange flowers. There may be a slight variation in the colour and size of flowers. This cactus is generally included within (as a synonym of) Mammillaria beneckei, suggesting that there is not really a fundamental difference between the two, and hard to name accurately without knowing where they come from.

Note

Mammillaria beneckeiSN|9056]]SN|9048]]

The derivation of specific name balsasoides is unclear possibly referring to to the Rio Balsas, in the Mexican state of Guerrero.