Mammillaria lasiacantha var. gasseriana
Mitt. Arbeitskreises Mammillaria 30(4): 177. 2006 ; cf. Repert. Pl. Succ. 57: 12. 2007
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Mammillaria lasiacantha var. gasseriana
Author
(Boed.) Rogoz. & Plein
Chinese genus
乳突球属
Chinese name
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Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Habit
Solitary or clumping basally.
Central Spines
1-2, sometimes absent, hooked and erect, stout, light brown with dark tips, 4-8 mm long.
Seeds
Blackish grey.
Description
Mammillaria gasserianaSN|22515]]SN|9179]] is a slow and difficult species, densely covered in white appressed, radial spines with pinkish-brown central spines. It is sensitive to any excess of moisture and does not do well in cultivation, but will reward the skilled growers with ring of fine cream-brown flowers circling the crown of the plant. This plant is often known under the name of Mammillaria viescensisSN|9244]]SN|9183]]. This species is quite common in habitat, but variable throughout the region.
Roots
Swollen.
Tubercles
Densely-packed, cylindrical to conical, rounded apically, without latex, axils naked.
Flowers
Broad-funnelform 7-8 mm in diameter, circling the crown of the plant. Tepals cream-white, with light brown mid-stripes. Throats greenish.
Stem
Spherical to somewhat elongate with depressed apexes, 3-4 cm across.
Radial Spines
40-50, sometimes pectinate or flattened against the stem surface, white, 5-8 mm long.
Fruits
Club shaped, brownish red, 6-9 mm long.