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Mammillaria magnimamma Haw.
Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. [ Till. ] lxiii. (1824) 14
Family: CACTACEAE

Mammillaria magnimamma Photo by: Zoltán Oláh
The spines are of variable shape and length, occasionally they are very long (up to 5 cm long).

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria magnimamma Haw.
Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. [ Till. ] lxiii. (1824) 14
Synonymy: 25 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria magnimamma var. recurva (Lehm. ex Pfeiff.) Borg
Synonymy: 5
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Mexican Pincushion
RUSSIAN (Русский): Маммиллярия крупнососочковая
SWEDISH (Svenska): Vårtkaktus

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

  • Mammillaria magnimamma Haw.: Has blue-green body, dirty cream to reddish flower, and no central spines. It is very variable. Distribution: Hidalgo, Guerrero, Mexico, Aguascalientes, Zacatecas, Queretaro, Guanajuato, Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, and San Luis Potosi.
  • Mammillaria saxicola Repp.: has olive green body, whitish flower, more radial spines and the presence of central spines. Distribution: Queretaro and the border of San Luis Potosi, near Arroyo Seco.
  • Mammillaria vagaspina R.T.Craig: has long twisted central spines. Distribution: Central Mexico.
  • Mammillaria vallensis Repp.: Distribution: Abra Valles, San Luis Potosí.
  • Mammillaria vallensis var. brevispina Repp.: Distribution: Abra Celaya, Antiguo Morelos to Ciudad Mante, Tamaulipas.

24036 zoltan Zoltán Oláh
Mammillaria magnimamma Photo by: Zoltán Oláh
2637 andrea Andrea B.
Mammillaria magnimamma Photo by: Andrea B.

22680 raffa Raffa C. Garcia
Mammillaria magnimamma Photo by: Raffa C. Garcia
26484 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
SB40 (Collector Steven Brack) Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico. Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

24037 zoltan Zoltán Oláh
Mammillaria magnimamma Photo by: Zoltán Oláh
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