Other synonyms include: Mammillaria bernalensis, Mammillaria cirrhifera, Mammillaria conopsea, Mammillaria centricirrha var. conopsea,...Read More Cactus conopseus, Mammillaria esseriana, Mammillaria tolimensis, Mammillaria conopea & Mammillaria esseriana.
The subspecies 'compressa' forms large clumps up to about 3&half feet wide and has no central spines per areole.
The other subspecies 'centralifera' has mostly solitary stems but clumps occasionally and has 2 central spines.
The synonym for 'subsp. centralifera' is Mammillaria centralifera.
This is one of the more vigorous mammillaria species and it offsets profusely (probably why the common name). It has long, white spines ...Read Moreand reddish pink flowers. It has more synonyms than I can list. At Huntington Gardens, Pasadena California, it is one of the primary low-growing cactus used in their landscaping. Like a few other vigorous, large Mammillaria (such as M magnimamma), this plant has a massive caudiciform root, sort of like a cycad. One of the easiest of all the Mammillaria to grow for me.. extremely resistant to rot and erratic watering strategies. Great as a potted plant - fills pot rapidly and makes a nice specimen plant.
Other synonyms include: Mammillaria bernalensis, Mammillaria cirrhifera, Mammillaria conopsea, Mammillaria centricirrha var. conopsea,...Read More
The subspecies 'compressa' forms large clumps up to about 3&half feet wide and has no central spines per areole.
The other subspecies 'centralifera' has mostly solitary stems but clumps occasionally and has 2 central spines.
The synonym for 'subsp. centralifera' is Mammillaria centralifera.
This is one of the more vigorous mammillaria species and it offsets profusely (probably why the common name). It has long, white spines ...Read More