3-4″ round stems form large clusters. Circular clusters of deep pink flowers are borne on the upper surface in spring and summer. Hooked spines, downy white hairs.
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Mammillaria columbiana
Usually solitary, some clumps; to 10″h.; woolly between short central spines
Mammillaria crinita
M. zeilmanniana
Prolific small cream colored flowers. Variable cactus. Slow to offset.
Mammillaria cv. “Fred”
Mammillaria bocasana fa. monstrose “Fred”
Small multi-stemmed globose monstrose cactus with few spines and none of the hairs of the species. Rot prone, keep dry in winter.
Mammillaria decipiens ssp. camptotricha
4″. Dense clusters of deep green globose stems. Wild spines, creamy flowers.
Mammillaria elongata
Long stems, 1″ diameter, clumping; tight star-shape spines. Small cream-colored flowers form a crown around the tips of the stems.
Mammillaria elongata var. rubrispina
Cultivar with red spines. Small cream-colored flowers form a crown around the tips of the stems.
Mammillaria elongata “Gold Nugget”
Lots of short golden stems, tightly clumping. Small cream-colored flowers form a crown around the tips of the stems.
Mammillaria geminispina
Large clumps of 3″d. x 7-8″ long stems.
Mammillaria glassii
Small, 4″ cylindrical stems, will form larger multistem clusters. Light pink flowers.
Mammillaria haageana
Usually solitary, 4-6″
Mammillaria hahniana
Stems cylindrical to 4″ diameter. Wooly between tubercules. Sometimes has longer radial spines. Species is variable, and there are 4 subspecies. Flowers rose-pink to red. Will form large clumps over time. Frost resistant if dry in winter.
Mammillaria hernandezii
Small solitary green globular plant to 2″
Mammillaria heyderi
Very cold hardy. Small ball cactus to 5″d.
Mammillaria huitzilopochtli
Generally solitary, pink flowers. Keep dry in winter.
Mammillaria kraehenbuehlii
Low dense clusters get covered with fine white hairs
Mammillaria lasiacantha
Mini grey-green globular plant covered w/soft white spines. Readily clumping
Mammillaria lindsayi
M. standleyi
Slow to form clumps, 3 to 4 ft across. Globose stems to 6″. Prominent conical tubercles. Yellowish flowers.
Mammillaria longimamma
Pronounced green tubercles. Usually solitary, to 6″d.
Mammillaria magnimamma var. krameri
Pronounced green tubercles. Thickened recurved spines. Candy-striped white and red flowers. 6 to 12″ across.
Mammillaria mammillaris
8″d. Clumping w/prominent tubercles, some axil wool
Mammillaria mazatlanensis
Generally forms clumps, to 2″d./6″h.; tubular red flowers
Mammillaria melanocentra
Medium sized solitary plants, pyramidal stems; long radial spines
Mammillaria microhelia
Generally clumping, narrow stems to 6″ tall. Variable spination.
Mammillaria muehlenpfordtii
M. celsiana
Usually solitary, globose to 6″. Variable spines. Carmine red flowers.
Mammillaria mystax
Solitary, cylindrical, to 4″d./6″h.; short twisted spines
Mammillaria nivosa
Clusters of 4″ stems. Dark brown spines, yellow flowers
Mammillaria parkinsonii
Slow branching; to 6″ cylindrical; woolly between spines
Mammillaria pectinifera
Small cylindrical barrels, generally solitary. 2-4 inches across. With flattened feathery spines. Rings of white to pink flowers.
Mammillaria perbella
12″h. clumps develop as stems divide