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Mammillaria prolifera (Texas Nipple Cactus)

Type: Species | Edit History      Plant ID - 19787



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Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Mammillaria
Species: Mammillaria prolifera
 
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  • Cacti
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  • 9b (to 30 F / -1 C)
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  • Full Shade
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  • Well-drained
  • Rich
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  • 5.5 - 5.9 (Medium acidic)
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  • Yellow/Gold
  • White
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süleyman (361) wrote on Nov 16 2009
Rating for this plant:
Caribbean - Cuba and Haiti, 30-50m. USA- Texas; Mexico wide range.
synonymes: Mammillaria glomerata, M.prolifera ssp./v.haitiensis.
Encounterability in collections: Common worldwide
If plant's radial spines are white and centrals are yellow, it is concordant with variety or ssp. haitiensis as shown here, (J.Pilbeam, Mammillaria, 1999)
It was number two in the genus to be described after the type species M.mammillaris in year 1768..
An extremely common and easy plant to grow . Flowers are self fertile and produce bright red fruits and you can see the flowers and fruits from the previous year in the same time.


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