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Neomammillaria cadereytensis (R.T.Craig) Y.Itô
Cactaceae [Itô] 576, without basionym ref. 1981
Family: CACTACEAE

= Mammillaria cadereytensis R.T.Craig
Mammill. Handbook 305 (fig. 276). 1945 R.T.Craig

Accepted Scientific Name: Mammillaria parkinsonii Ehrenb.
Linnaea 14: 375. 1840

Neomammillaria cadereytensis (Mammillaria cadereytensis) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
Its symmetrical globose body is largely obscured by the fairly numerous interlacing white radial spines and wool, against which the reddish centrals stand out. After several years the old plants divide at their apex, ramifying dichotomously.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria parkinsonii Ehrenb.
Linnaea 14: 375. 1840
Synonymy: 19 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria parkinsonii var. dealbata Frič
Ceskoslov. Zahradn. Listy 1924: 122. Nomen nudum (?)

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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Owl's-eye Pincushion, Owl's-eye, Owl-eye cactus
FRENCH (Français): Yeux-de-hibou
SPANISH (Español): Cabeza blanca

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




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