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Dolichothele balsasoides (R.T.Craig) Backeb.
Cactaceae (Backeberg) 5: 3527. 1961
Family: CACTACEAE

= Mammillaria balsasoides R.T.Craig
Mammill. Handbook R.T.Craig R.T.Craig

Accepted Scientific Name: Mammillaria beneckei Ehrenb.
Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 2: 833. 1844

Dolichothele balsasoides (Mammillaria balsasoides) Photo by: Siddhartthan Krishnan
A.k.a. fishhook cactus.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria beneckei Ehrenb.
Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 2: 833. 1844
Synonymy: 19
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Mammillaria beneckei group

  • Mammillaria balsasoides R.T.Craig: same as: Mammillaria beneckei. Distribution: Rio Balsas, Guerrero (Mexico, Northern America).
  • Mammillaria beneckei Ehrenb.: has white radial spines and brown hooked centrals. The flowers are bright yellow about 3 cm wide, one of the largest of its genus. Distribution: Southern Mexico in Michoacan, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Colima, Jalisco, Mexico, Oaxaca, and Guerrero.

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Mamillaria balsasoides with changing colours. (Mammillaria balsasoides) Photo by: Siddhartthan Krishnan
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Mamillaria balsasoides. Closeup of the yellow flower (Mammillaria balsasoides) Photo by: Siddhartthan Krishnan

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Mamillaria balsasoides with after blooming. (Mammillaria balsasoides) Photo by: Siddhartthan Krishnan
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Mamillaria balsasoides. Stems are almost without wooll. (Mammillaria balsasoides) Photo by: Siddhartthan Krishnan

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Mamillaria balsasoides. With developed buddings. (Mammillaria balsasoides) Photo by: Siddhartthan Krishnan
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Mamillaria balsasoides. Pre-stage flower bud. (Mammillaria balsasoides) Photo by: Siddhartthan Krishnan

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Dolichothele balsasoides (Mammillaria balsasoides) Photo by: Siddhartthan Krishnan
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Mamillaria balsasoides. Separate hook. (Mammillaria balsasoides) Photo by: Siddhartthan Krishnan

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Mamillaria balsasoides with budding.
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