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Subject: Mammillaria spinosissima Fri Jan 07, 2011 6:39 pm
Mammillaria spinosissima First description by Lemaire, Cact. Aliq. Nov. 4 (1838) Body: Plants solitary. Stems cylindrical, dark blue-green, rarely exceeding 30 cm in height, 6 – 7 cm ( 2.4 – 2.8 in) in diameter. Tubercule: Ovate conical, four-sided basally. Axils: Slightly woolly. Radial spine: 20 – 25, white, bristle-like, 4 – 6 mm long. Central spine: 12 – 15, dark pink, stronger than the radials and thicker at the base, straight, 10 – 12 mm long. Flower: Purplish, 12 mm long and in diameter. Fruit: Purplish red or greenish. Seed: Brown. Geographic Distribution: Morelos, Guerrero and Mexico, Mexico. Altitude 1.600 – 1.900 m. From "Mammillarias.net".
Mammillaria spinosissima WM 1840 WM 1840 - Junction to Pilcaya - Mexico State - Mexico
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Mammillaria spinosissima f. Malinalco Malinalco - Mexico State - Mexico
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Mammillaria spinosissima v. flava
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Mammillaria pilcayensis First description by Bravo, A; Inst. Biol. Mex. 28: 37(1958) Body: Plants solitary. Stems cylindrical, dark blue-green, up to 50 cm in lenght, 4 – 5 cm in diameter. Tubercule: Ovate conical, four-sided basally. Axil: Woolly and with 8 – 10 slender bristles.. Radial spine: 17, similar to the centrals. Central spine: 17, thin, needle-like, translucent greyish white or yellow, sometimes brown tipped, 5 – 6 mm long. Flower: Purplish, about 2 cm long and in diameter. Fruit: Dull purplish red or greenish. Seed: Brown. Geographic Distribution: Guerrero, Mexico. Altitude 600 – 1.500 m. From "Mammillarias.net".
Mammillaria spinosissima ssp. pilcayensis ML 26 ML 26 - Barranca de Pilcaya 1450m - Guerrero - Mexico
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Mammillaria spinosissima ssp. pilcayensis TL 386 TL 386 - Malinaltenango - Mexico State - Mexico Photography and plant from PVV1962 - Voznesensk - Ukraine
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Mammillaria spinosissima ssp. pilcayensis v. crocidiata
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Subject: Re: Mammillaria spinosissima Sun Jan 21, 2024 5:55 pm
Hunt has changed the name of this taxon on reducing it to a subspecies on M. spinosissima to reflect the place of origin, rather than retaining Reppenhagen's epithet (M. crassior) applied somewhat inappropriately to a yellow-spined variant which has been known since the 19th century..
Mammillaria spinosissima ssp. tepoxtlana REP 761 REP 761 - Tlayacapan, 1150m - Morelos - Mexico Also present in this Gallery like M. crassior
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