Mammillaria herrerae f. monstuosa

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Since 4 Aug 2013

Mammillaria herrerae f. monstuosa hort.

Family: CACTACEAE

Mammillaria herrerae f. monstuosa Photo by: Cactus Art

Origin and Habitat: Garden origin (Nursery produced cultivar)

Synonyms:

Mammillaria herrerae f. monstuosa hort.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria herrerae f. monstuosa hort.

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria herrerae Werderm.
Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11: 276. 1931
Synonymy: 4

Mammillaria herrerae Werderm.

Chilita herrerae (Werderm.) Buxb.
Escobariopsis herrerae (Werderm.) Doweld
Neomammillaria herrerae (Werderm.) Y.Itô

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria herrerae f. cristata hort.

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Description: It is usually seen as grafted plant, full sun to partial shade are needed to keep the plant compact with a dense white spination. Provide very good ventilation. Hardy to -5°C for short periods.

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

Mammillaria herrerae Werderm.: It is small growing cactus that look like a little golf ball. It usually stays solitary, or occasionally clusters from the base. Radial spines up to 100 (or more), unequal, interlacing, bristly, white or grey, 1-5 mm long.
Mammillaria herrerae f. cristata hort.: Crested form.
Mammillaria herrerae f. monstuosa hort.: monstrous form.

Mammillaria herrerae f. monstuosa Photo by: Cactus Art

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Cultivation and Propagation: This is a nice freely offsetting monstrous form of Mammillaria herreraeSN|9214]]SN|9214]],

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