Neomammillaria prolifera var. haitiensis

Endangered

CITES App. II

Neomammillaria prolifera var. haitiensis

Cactaceae [Itô] without basionym ref. 1981

Family

Cactaceae

Genus

Neomammillaria

Species

Neomammillaria prolifera var. haitiensis

Author

(K.Schum.) Y.Itô

Chinese genus

Chinese name

Primary

Mammillaria prolifera subs. haitiensis

Accepted

Mammillaria prolifera subs. haitiensis

DescriptionEdit description

Leaves

The foliage is formed by a dense mass of dark green, cylindrical and almost needle-like leaves. It keeps its leaves in the winter.

Description

Plant forming large mats of cylindrical stems with small, succulent leaves and white spines, often consisting of hundreds of individual segments. It is small in size, and can reach 15 cm in height, but it can grow up to more than a meter in diameter.

Flowers

Remarkably beautiful, large, soft, satiny, lemon-yellow.

Blooming Season

Late spring.

Endangered

CITES App. II