Mammillaria meiacantha
Scientific Name: Mammillaria meiacantha Engelm.
Synonym: Mammillaria heyderi var. meiacantha, Mammillaria gummifera var. meiacantha
family:
Cactaceae

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Light shade in summer.

Northeastern Mexico, Texas to Arizona, up to elevation 2100 m

Solitary, globular cactus, up to 10 cm 4 in diameter

Regular water in summer

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Mammillaria meiacantha looks like it has been slightly flattened.
This mammillaria is protected in Arizona.

Blooming Habits:
Yellowish white flowers appear in the spring

 

Contains: N-methyl-3,4-dimethoxyphenethylamine.

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