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Mammillaria herrerae forma cristata

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Scientific name:  Mammillaria herrerae
First description by Wedermann, Motizbl. Bot. Gart. Mus. Berlin 11:276 (1931)

Conservation status: Listed in CITES appendix 2.

Synonyms:

• Chilita herrerae,
• scobariopsis herrerae,
• Neomammillaria herrerae

Series:  Lasiacanthae

Cultivation: Full sun to partial shade are needed to keep the plant compact with a dense white spination. Provide very good ventilation. Hardy to -5°C for short periods.
 

Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars of M. herrerae:

• Mammillaria herrerae
• Mammillaria herrerae forma mostruosa
• Mammillaria herrerae forma cristata
• Mammillaria herrerae var .albiflora

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