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Escobariopsis laui subs. dasyacantha (D.R.Hunt) Doweld
Sukkulenty 3(1-2): 40. 2000
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Mammillaria laui subs. dasyacantha (D.R.Hunt) D.R.Hunt
Mammillaria Postscripts 6: 7 (1997)

Escobariopsis laui subs. dasyacantha (Mammillaria laui subs. dasyacantha) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger

Synonyms:

See all synonyms of Mammillaria laui
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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria laui D.R.Hunt
Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 41(4): 100, 1979
Synonymy: 2 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria laui f. cristata

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria laui subs. dasyacantha (D.R.Hunt) D.R.Hunt
Mammillaria Postscripts 6: 7 (1997)
Synonymy: 4 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria laui subs. subducta (D.R.Hunt) D.R.Hunt
Mammillaria Postscripts 6: 7 (1997)
Synonymy: 4
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Common Names include:
SPANISH (Español): Biznaga de Lau

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Mammillaria laui group

  • Mammillaria laui D.R.Hunt: (subsp. laui) lacks distinct central spines, radial spines 35-60 or more, in several series, stiff. Distribution: Ciudad Victoria and Jaumave at moderate elevations (1000-1600m asl).
  • Mammillaria laui f. cristata: Crested. It forms tangled brain-like, mound. There are several clones in cultivation with spines ranging from white or yellow to rusty red.
  • Mammillaria laui subs. dasyacantha (D.R.Hunt) D.R.Hunt: has numerous, very slender central spines, all spines soft and flexible. Distribution: it occurs at much higher elevations (1400-1700m asl).
  • Mammillaria laui subs. subducta (D.R.Hunt) D.R.Hunt: has up to 12 distinct, somewhat stout, white to yellowish central spines. Disribution: at lower elevations (around 800m asl) near Minas Asbestos, Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas.

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Escobariopsis laui subs. dasyacantha (Mammillaria laui subs. dasyacantha) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger
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Escobariopsis laui subs. dasyacantha (Mammillaria laui subs. dasyacantha) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger

28164 alexander Alexander Arzberger
Escobariopsis laui subs. dasyacantha (Mammillaria laui subs. dasyacantha) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger
28163 alexander Alexander Arzberger
Escobariopsis laui subs. dasyacantha (Mammillaria laui subs. dasyacantha) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger


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