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M. marcosi is a beautiful plant with (usually) white radial spines and
reddish-brown centrals, but it is also available in a wide range of
spines colours. (white,
yellow, red and dark-brown)
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Description: M. marcosii
forms irregular clumps of low round to short cylindrical stems up to 5
cm in diameter. Tubercle are soft, cylindrical, with round tips. In the
axil there are wool and up to 15 bristles to 15 mm long.
Spines: Radials: 16 - 25, radiating, needle-like, 4 - 12 mm long.
Centrals: 7 - 14, mostly needle-like, white to yellow to reddish brown
to brown, 10 - 20 mm long one of which is descending and variably
hooked, all other straight.
Flower: Yellowish white with pinkish tint up to 10 mm in
diameter.
Fruit: Red, 6 - 13 mm long, not arising above the spines.
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Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and
cultivars of Mammillaria marcosii.
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