Number of posts : 15 Location : Athens Registration date : 2013-08-21
Subject: any idea what this big mammi is? Mon Jun 17, 2019 6:55 am
Chris43 Moderator
Number of posts : 1872 Age : 81 Location : Chinnor, UK Registration date : 2008-07-16
Subject: Re: any idea what this big mammi is? Tue Jun 18, 2019 8:50 pm
It looks like it has had pink flowers, and with bristles and hairs in the axils, I am thinking it might be an interesting form of Mammillaria mystax. My concern about that diagnosis is that I have never seen such a white form of mystax, the spines, centrals especially are usually darker. It is a very variable species though...... Did you grow it from seed?
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mmartic
Number of posts : 92 Location : Serbia Registration date : 2013-05-21
Subject: Re: any idea what this big mammi is? Wed Jun 19, 2019 6:27 am
Looks like a pretty classic geminispina with long spines to me ?!?
Chris43 Moderator
Number of posts : 1872 Age : 81 Location : Chinnor, UK Registration date : 2008-07-16
Subject: Re: any idea what this big mammi is? Wed Jun 19, 2019 11:18 am
M. geminispina has many radial spines, 16-20 approx. This plant has much fewer, maybe 5 radials and the big central. I know spine counting is only an approximate guide, but that's a bit too few, I think.
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xocolatl
Number of posts : 15 Location : Athens Registration date : 2013-08-21
Subject: Re: any idea what this big mammi is? Wed Jun 19, 2019 9:20 pm
thank you both Chris43 and mmartic, The plant is not mine, it is in a pot in the garden of a GuestHouse in Galaxidi in southern Greece. It grows in an open space with lots of sun. The owners gave me 2 pups from the base. It has a stem of more than 10cm diameter, I don't know if this passes with geminispina
mmartic
Number of posts : 92 Location : Serbia Registration date : 2013-05-21
Subject: Re: any idea what this big mammi is? Thu Jun 20, 2019 7:05 am
Chris43 wrote:
M. geminispina has many radial spines, 16-20 approx. This plant has much fewer, maybe 5 radials and the big central. I know spine counting is only an approximate guide, but that's a bit too few, I think.
A bit too few Pitty, overall look is geminispinical There are also similarities with some karwinskiana forms, but pink flowers... Interesting plant anyway!!!
woltertenhoeve
Number of posts : 348 Registration date : 2009-10-01
Subject: Re: any idea what this big mammi is? Thu Jun 20, 2019 9:56 pm
I don't think it has anything to do with geminispina, to me it looks more nejapensis/karwinskiana related. The ring of flowers is also not geminispina-like, because geminispina usually flowers very sparingly. What the flower colour has been is difficult to say, the colour of dried flower remains is not a good indication in my opinion.
Wolter ten Hoeve.
delandmo
Number of posts : 345 Age : 78 Location : Sutton, Surrey. Registration date : 2011-06-05
Subject: Re: any idea what this big mammi is? Thu Jun 27, 2019 3:48 pm
No not geminispina. I agree with wolter, more akin to karwinskiana. Could possibly be karwinskiana subsp. beiselii.
xocolatl
Number of posts : 15 Location : Athens Registration date : 2013-08-21
Subject: Re: any idea what this big mammi is? Fri Jul 05, 2019 7:23 am
Thanks delandmo, a thick spined form of karwinskiana subsp. beiselii looks like the best guess, it branches from the base though, does this happen with any karwinskiana?
delandmo
Number of posts : 345 Age : 78 Location : Sutton, Surrey. Registration date : 2011-06-05
Subject: Re: any idea what this big mammi is? Fri Jul 05, 2019 3:07 pm
Hi xocolati, karwinskiana will branch from the sides and/or divide dichotomously.
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xocolatl
Number of posts : 15 Location : Athens Registration date : 2013-08-21
Subject: mine has grown, flowers are like karwinskiana Fri Dec 30, 2022 3:38 pm