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Mammillaria microhelia var. microheliopsis (Werderm.) Backeb.
Blätt. Kakteenf. 1937(2): [4] genus 131, sp. 8. as Mamillaria
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Mammillaria microhelia Werderm.
Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 2: 236 1930

Mammillaria microhelia var. microheliopsis Photo by: Frikkie Hall

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria microhelia Werderm.
Monatsschr. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 2: 236 1930
Synonymy: 8
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Mammillaria microhelia group

  • Mammillaria microhelia Werderm.: has a columnar stems. Flowers creamy-white, pink or purplish. Radial spines 30-50 white to yellowish. Centrals 1-4, sometimes absent, occasionally as many as 8(-11) dark reddish brown. Distribution: Queretaro, Mexico.
  • Mammillaria microhelia var. microheliopsis (Werderm.) Backeb.: stems almost spherical, radial spines 30-40, central spines 6-8, flowers mostly pink or purplish. Distribution: unknown (originally described from cultivated plants).

27461 frikkie Frikkie Hall
Mammillaria microhelia with lime flowers and Mammillaria microhelia v. microheliopsis with pink coloured flowers. Photo by: Frikkie Hall
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Mammillaria microhelia var. microheliopsis Photo by: Frikkie Hall


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