Mammillaria Species

There are certainly differences between M. beneckei and M. balsasoides. The first has smaller heads, is non self=fertile and is heavily o...Read Moreffsetting, with offsets breaking off easily. The latter one has heads up to 3" in diameter, is self-fertile and sparsely offsetting with offsets pretty firm to the plant.

Jordi

This cactus has deep yellow, salverformed flowers.

Other synonyms are: Mammillaria beneckei var. beneckei, Oehmea bene...Read Moreckei, Oehmea nelsonii, Dolichothele beneckei, Dolichothele nelsonii, Dolichothele balsasoides, Neomammillaria nelsonii, Chilita nelsonii, Chilita nelsoni, Chilita colonensis, Mammillaria balsasensis, Mammillaria aylostera, Mammillaria coronaria var. beneckei, Cactus beneckei