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Mammillaria bombycina cv. Split Spine

Family: CACTACEAE

Mammillaria bombycina cv. Split Spine Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
This very rare cultivar has unique "Split spines". This is an exclusive feature never seen in other cacti. It is an easy bloomer and one of the easier species to grow, it the most beautiful when cultivated in the full sun.

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria bombycina Quehl
Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 20: 149 (fig.). 1910
Synonymy: 7 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria bombycina f. monstruosa green clone hort.

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria bombycina f. monstruosa white clone hort.

Cultivars (1):
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Mammillaria bombycina group

  • Mammillaria bombycina Quehl: Solitary or clustering cactus, some clones cluster aggressively and can form 50-90 cm wide mounds. It combines clean, glassy white radial spines with hooked reddish-brown centrals.This plant will produce several complete circles of contrasting light carmine flowers.
  • Mammillaria bombycina f. albicentralis hort.: Has evenly white or creamy-white hooked central spines, (tips never reddish-brown). Cultivated form.
  • Mammillaria bombycina f. flavispina hort.: Has evenly creamy-yellow or yellow hooked central spines, (tips never reddish-brown). Cultivated form.
  • Mammillaria bombycina f. monstruosa green clone hort.: It is a strange monstrous cactus cultivar that forms very rubbery and squishy green and purple glob.
  • Mammillaria bombycina f. monstruosa white clone hort.: It cluster aggressively and forms a gorgeous white mounds with a fluffy appearance.
  • Mammillaria bombycina cv. Split Spine: This very rare cultivar has unique "Split spines". This is an exclusive feature never seen in other cacti.
  • Mammillaria perezdelarosae Bravo & Scheinvar: Differs from Mammillaria bombycina in its darker centrals and denser, pectinately arranged radials that completely conceal the epidermis, and in its paler pink flowers.
  • Mammillaria perezdelarosae subs. andersoniana W.A.Fitz Maur. & B.Fitz Maur.: distinguishable for the smaller size, slower growth and straight central spines (not hooked). It is believed to be one of the most beautiful Mammillaria. Distribution: Northeast, Zacatecas, Municipio Via Garcia
  • Mammillaria perezdelarosae f. cristata hort.: crested form with stems densely covered with glassy white radial spines with hooked dark-brown centrals. It is one of the more beautiful crested Mammillaria.

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Mammillaria bombycina cv. Split Spine Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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Mammillaria bombycina cv. Split Spine Photo by: Frikkie Hall

6343 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Mammillaria bombycina cv. Split Spine Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
26926 frikkie Frikkie Hall
Mammillaria bombycina cv. Split Spine Photo by: Frikkie Hall

6342 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Mammillaria bombycina cv. Split Spine Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
27631 frikkie Frikkie Hall
Mammillaria bombycina cv. Split Spine Photo by: Frikkie Hall

6345 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Mammillaria bombycina cv. Split Spine Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
6346 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Mammillaria bombycina cv. Split Spine Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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