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Mammillaria wohlschlagerii Ignacio Allende Dur, MX
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Description: Plants are
usually unbranched or slowly clustering, deep-seated
in substrate, and inconspicuous.
Stems: Flat-globular
, 1 to 3 cm high, 2.5 - 6 cm in diameter.
Axil: Naked.
Roots:
Diffuse, not enlarged.
Radial spines:
26 - 36, glassy white, brown tipped, 2 - 6 mm long.
Central spine: Absent.
Flowers:
18 - 20 mm long, 16 - 18 mm in diameter,
white or cream, usually with sharply defined midstripes of tan-pink
or brown,
Blooming season (Europe): From January to March
Fruits: Scarlet, cylindrical or clavate, 10-25 mm long, with floral
remnant persistent, ripening in June August.
Photo of
conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars of the
Lasiacanthae group. (This
taxon has lots of synonyms whit several controversial varieties
and subspecies)
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Family:
Cactaceae (Cactus
Family) |
Scientific name: Mammillaria
wohlschlageri
Reppenhagen 1987
Origin: Zacatecas, Mexico.
Altitude 2.100 - 2.400 m.
Conservation status: Listed in
CITES appendix 2.
Synonyms:
- Mammillaria
lasiacantha subsp. hyaline Glass &
Foster
Cact. Succ. J. (US) 42(3):
111, fig. 31 (1970)
- Escobariopsis
lasiacantha subsp. wohlschlageri
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This is one of the most
beautiful species, with a flat fuzzy stem
and creamy flowers blooming abundantly in late winter-to early spring.
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Cultivation: This plant
has not the fame to be easy to cultivate, but in good conditions
with excellent
ventilation,
it grows without difficulty.
It is especially sensitive to overwatering.
So careful watering and an open
mineral
potting soil are a must.
Avoid
the use of
peat or other
humus sources in the
potting mixture.
Don't add
limestone
to the potting mix which must be moderately acidic.
Can be sensitive to frost (but if dry they are resistant to
-5° C). Requires
maximum
sun exposure
to reach its full potential
and to
achieve success in
flowering.
A winter rest that allows the plant to shrivel (perhaps losing up to
25% of its summer height) will encourage flowering and long time
survival. Be careful to encourage slow growth.
Provide very good
ventilation.
Propagation: Direct sow
after last frost. (it usually doesn't produces offsets).
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