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Endangered
CITES App. II
Primary
Mammillaria floresii
Blätt. Sukkulentenk. 1: 5. 1949 ; cf. Gray Herb. Card Cat.
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Mammillaria floresii
Author
Fritz Schwarz
Chinese genus
乳突球属
Chinese name
-
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Habit
Plants usually solitary but at times forming clumps.
Central Spines
(2-)4, reddish brown, longer and stouter than the radials, erect, 5-9 mm long.
Flowers
Funnelform, purplish red, rather small up to 12 mm long and in diameter.
Stem
Globose to elongate.
Radial Spines
few to up to 16, slightly spreading, white with darker tips, 4-8 mm long.