Xerophyte

Central Spines

3-4, about 8-12 mm long, of which the lowermost one is erect, dark brown to black, and hooked, while the upper 2 or 3 are straight, acicular and paler.

Seeds

Black, minutely pitted.

Description

Mammillaria blossfeldianaSN|5369]]SN|5369]] is a rather small plant, usually solitary or slowly branching, with superb showy flowers.

Parastichy Number

8-13.

Tubercles

Short, conical, 3-5 mm long, about as long as large (or larger) ± quadrangular at the base. Axil almost naked, or with a little short wool.

Flowers

Very showy, broadly infundibuliform, 20 - 40 mm in diameter. Inner perianth segments are white, with rose to carmine red mid-ribs, up to 20 mm long, Outer perianth segments are oblong, obtuse, solid deep pink to brownish/red with white to cream margins. Filament is cream-coloured, stigmalobes are greenish

Blooming Season

March-July.

Stem

Globose to cylindrical, grey-green, 4-10 cm high, 3 - 4 cm in diameter, without latex.

Radial Spines

11-20 rid, acicular, white-cream or yellowish with darker tips, 4 - 7 mm long.

Fruits

Club-shaped, 14-20 mm long, orange-red to scarlet.