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Endangered
CITES App. II
Primary
Mammillaria microcarpa var. auricarpa
Desert. Bot. Gard. Arizona, Sci. Bull. 1: 106. 1950 (nom. inval. ICBN Art. 43.1)
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Mammillaria microcarpa var. auricarpa
Author
W.T.Marshall
Chinese genus
乳突球属
Chinese name
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Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Description
Mammillaria microcarpa var. auricarpaSN|9189]]SN|9206]] 9206]SN|9189]] , suggesting that there is not really a fundamental difference between the two. The name auricarpa, meaning "golden yellow yellow fruits", refers to the peculiar colour of mature berries. The yellow coloured fruits (never red), and pale yellow central spines helps distinguish this variety from the other red fruiting forms.