Mammillaria albicans

Subject: Mammillaria albicans Sun Oct 17, 2010 5:30 pm

First description by Kakteen (Berger) 308 (1929)
Basionym : (Briton & Rose , Neomammillaria albicans -The Cactaceae 4: 138 (fig. 152)1923)

Body: Plants branching basally to form clusters with spines nearly obscuring the stem
Stems columnar, pale green, to 20 cm (7.9 in) high and 6 cm (2.4 in) in diameter.
Roots: fleshy root system but sparse branches
Tubercules broadly conical, without latex.
Axil: wooly, dense wool in the flowering zone and a few bristels, white with dark brown tips.
Radial spine: 14 – 21, white, 5 – 8 mm (0.2 – 0.3 in) long.
Central spine: 4 – 8, straight or sometimes one hooked, white with brown tips, 8 – 10 mm (0.3 – 0.4 in) long.
Flower: broad with funnelform, white to pale pink, with pinkish midveins, to 20 mm (0.8 in) in diameter.
Fruit: Club shaped, orange to red, 10 – 18 mm (0.4 – 0.7 in) long.
Seed: Nearly round, black.
Geographic Distribution: Baja California Peninsula and various islands, Mexico. Altitude 10/200 m.

Mammillaria albicans