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Cactus wrightii (Engelm.) Kuntze
Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 261. 1891 [5 Nov 1891]
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Mammillaria wrightii Engelm.
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 262. 1856

Cactus wrightii (Mammillaria wrightii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
SB86 Manzano Mts., New Mexico, USA

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria wrightii Engelm.
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 262. 1856
Synonymy: 8 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria wrightii subs. wilcoxii (Toumey ex K.Schum.) D.R.Hunt
Mammillaria Postscripts 6: 5 (1997)
Synonymy: 8
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Wright's pincushion, Wright's Fishhook Cactus, Wright's Nipple Cactus, Willcox's Pincushion, Willcox Fishhook Cactus, Brown pincushion, Big-fruited Fishhook

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

  • Mammillaria meridiorosei Castetter, P.Pierce & K.H.Schwer.: This is one of the large-flowered Mammillarias. Blooms are pink to purple or fuchsia red. It is quite similar if not the same as Mammillaria wrightii var. wilcoxii.
  • Mammillaria wrightii Engelm.: It has large magenta to purple flowers and large grapelike fruits to nearly 25 mm in diameter. Distribution: Widespread in New Mexico as well as Sonora and Chihuahua, Mexico
  • Mammillaria wrightii subs. wilcoxii (Toumey ex K.Schum.) D.R.Hunt: Similar to species except for the greater number of radial spines (14 to 22). Blooms are are vivid purple or, occasionally, white. Distribution. Southeastern Arizona, extreme southwestern New Mexico, Chihuahua and Sonora.
  • Mammillaria wrightii var. wolfii (D.R.Hunt) Repp.: It is distinguished for its large white flowers, up to 6 cm in diameter.


11921 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
- This winter hardy Mammillaria produces fruits of a very pleasant taste. (Mammillaria wrightii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
11922 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Cactus wrightii (Mammillaria wrightii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

11924 cactus-art Cactus Art
Cactus wrightii (Mammillaria wrightii) Photo by: Cactus Art
11923 cactus-art Cactus Art
Cactus wrightii (Mammillaria wrightii) Photo by: Cactus Art

11925 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Cactus wrightii (Mammillaria wrightii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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