Mammillaria huntiana

Mammillaria huntiana in habitat......





Mammillaria huntiana WTH 568
WTH 568 - Near the top of the pass south of Ciudad Victoria, on a grassy hill - Tamaulipas - Mexico






Photograph in habitat by Wolter ten Hoeve - Assen - The Netherlands







Photograph in habitat by Wolter ten Hoeve - Assen - The Netherlands

Mammillaria huntiana WTH 1107
WTH 1107 - Low hill near El Huizachal - Tamaulipas - Mexico






Photograph in habitat by Wolter ten Hoeve - Assen - The Netherlands








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In the May 2014 issue of the Journal of the Mammillaria Society, Dr Lex Garcia Morales of the University of Tamaulipas described a new species from the mountain west of Ciudad Victoria in Tamaulipas state.

He compares this new species to M. winterae ssp. aramberri, otherwise known as M. crassimammillis, and M. roseoalba. It comes from a very limited distribution in the mountains near Altas Cumbres. The flower colour is variable, from yellow through to pink, as can be seen.