Xerophyte

Habit

This cultivars is easily grown into small clumps or mounds, and tends to offset more abundantly than the normal form.

Description

Mammillaria pectinifera f. monstruosaSN|16505]]SN|20723]] is an odd monstrous plant with narrow felt-like areoles derived from the well known Mammillaria pectiniferaSN|1537]]SN|1537]].

Similar Species

A similar abnormal uncoordinated form of vegetative growth, is also seen in Mammillaria cv. Chiara BlandoSN|20723]]SN|16505]].

Tubercles

Hatchet-shaped, laterally compressed, and often thinner than the above standing areoles.

Spines

The dense felt that cover the areoles, if you look carefully, is formed by extremely, short bristle-like spines that give the areoles its characteristic felty appearance, in fact these areoles are firm to the touch because they are densely covered by innumerable tiny spines. The younger areoles at the stems apex are greenish.Flowers. Not seen.

Stem

Depressed-globose to somewhat elongated (depending on growing condition) 3-7 cm in diameter, green, with white wool in the centre, and also in the older areoles.

Areoles

Very distinctive, creamy-white, conspicuous, in relief, extremely elongated, 5-12 mm long and 2-4 mm broad.