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Mammillaria eriacantha
REP928 Palma Sola, Veracruz, Mexico
The flowers are small yellowish-green.
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Description: Plants usually solitary.
Stems narrow cylindrical, 30 - 50 cm high, to 5 cm in
diameter whit naked axil but densely woolly in the flowering zone. Body
without latex.
Spines: 20-25 golden yellow, slightly pubescent up to 10mm long
Flower: inconspicuous , greenish yellow, barely rising above the
spines.
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Family:
Cactaceae (Cactus
Family)
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Scientific name:
Mammillaria eriacantha Link & Otto
ex Pfeiffer 1837
Pubblicated in: Enum. Cact. 32 (1837); & Beschr. u. Synon, 30 (1837).
Origin:
Veracruz, Mexico. Altitude
250 - 850 m.
Conservation status: Listed in
CITES appendix 2.
Etymology: The species name "eriacantha" comes from
the Greek for "with woolly spines"
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Synonyms:
- Neomammillaria eriacantha
- Cactus eriacanthus
- Chilita eriacantha
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Elongated to short columnar stems with
bright yellow pubescent spines.
Cultivation: This is
an easy but slow growing species that
will form clusters of green stems in cultivation. It
requires bright sun to light
shade exposures. Water sparingly, needs good drainage
as roots are easily lost in pots that stay damp for any length of time.
It is
considered frost tender by some.
Propagation: Offsets, seeds
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