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Endangered
CITES App. II
Mammillaria angularis var. compressa
Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 577. 1898 as Mamillaria
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Mammillaria angularis var. compressa
Author
(DC.) K.Schum.
Chinese genus
乳突球属
Chinese name
-
Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Central Spines
Usually absent.
Seeds
Brown.
Description
Globular cactus, solitary at first, later forming massive clumps to 1 m wide.
Flowers
Bell shaped, purplish pink to deep red, 1-1,5 cm in diameter.
Blooming Season
Winter, early spring.
Stem
Club shaped to cylindrical, bluish grey-green, up to 10 cm in diameter, up to 25 cm tall. With latex. Tubercles are prominent, close set, firm, bluntly angled and keeled. The Axil bears white wool and bristles.
Radial Spines
4-6, unequal, chalky white with brownish tips, 20-70 mm long, some very short.
Fruits
Club shaped, red.