Mamm ID needed

Hello-

I recently found this forum.  The Mammillaria A-Z gallery is wonderful!  

Below is a pic of a Mamm that I would like to ID.  Although not flowering now; the flowers are pink.  





Thank you in advance 

Sorry i have no name for this plant,but he is beautiful !
Welcome here on the site!
Joseph,
Netherlands

Jpsje wrote:

Sorry i have no name for this plant

Thank you very much for the welcome.       

Well.....I think I found it.  I looked through ~100 images on Google Image, and I cannot believe the answer.  

(Mamm petterssonii).  I was hoping for something rare, LOL.

"A commonly found variety also known as Mammillaria apozolensis v. saltensis is occasionally sold as Lau1045. It is a striking plant with curly golden spines. This Mammillaria is named after the city of Apozol (Zacatecas state)."  

It looks nothing my other M. petterssonii plants.  I was able to find other plants under this name that are a match.  It's fairly distinct.

I do think that it is a form of M. petterssonii, but this species is very variable.
M. apozolensis var. saltensis (which I consider a form of petterssonii) looks less likely to me, the body colour should be lighter, and the spines also look a bit too reddish.
Attached are a few photos of M. apozolensis var. saltensis in habitat (they all have a very uniform appearance), as well as a photo of the waterfall (El Salto in Spanish) after which this variety was named. The plants grow in the steep canyon walls and also on the rocks around the canyon.  

Wolter ten Hoeve, The Netherlands.

woltertenhoeve wrote:

I do think that it is a form of M. petterssonii, but this species is very variable.

Thank you Wolter! Thanks for the pics.

Best regards, SCS