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Mammillaria fasciculata Britton & Rose non Engelm.
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 4: 162. 1923 [24 Dec 1923]
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Mammillaria thornberi Orcutt
W. Amer. Sci. 12: 161. 1902 et: Seed Pl. Co. Cat. Cact. 1903, 21.

Mammillaria fasciculata (Mammillaria thornberi) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria thornberi Orcutt
W. Amer. Sci. 12: 161. 1902 et: Seed Pl. Co. Cat. Cact. 1903, 21.
Synonymy: 6 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria thornberi subs. yaquensis (R.T.Craig) D.R.Hunt
Mammillaria Postscripts 6: 5 (1997)
Synonymy: 7
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Slender Pincushion, Clustered Pincushion, Clustered Fish-Hook, Thornber's Fishhook Cactus, Thornber's Nipple Cactus

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

  • Mammillaria thornberi Orcutt: (subsp. thornberi) has thicker stems, 2,5 cm wide and tapered at the base, with 15-20 radial spines. The radial spines are not distinctly pubescent. Distribution: Arizona and Sonora.
  • Mammillaria thornberi subs. yaquensis (R.T.Craig) D.R.Hunt: has more fragile stems at 1,5 cm thick and 7 cm long, with 18-19 minute, soft, and hairy radial spines. It is endemic to Sonora.

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Mammillaria fasciculata (Mammillaria thornberi) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Mammillaria fasciculata (Mammillaria thornberi) Photo by: Cactus Art

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Mammillaria fasciculata (Mammillaria thornberi) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Mammillaria fasciculata (Mammillaria thornberi) Photo by: Cactus Art

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Mammillaria fasciculata (Mammillaria thornberi) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Mammillaria fasciculata (Mammillaria thornberi) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli


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