Kingdom Plantae Family Cactaceae Tribe Cacteae Rank Species | Order Caryophyllales Subfamily Cactoideae Subtribe Cactinae | |
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Similar Mammillaria bombycina, Mammillaria carmenae, Mammillaria schiedeana, Mammillaria bocasana, Mammilloydia | ||
My mammillaria plumosa feather cactus in tiny snow white flower dec 2014
Mammillaria plumosa (feather cactus) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Northeastern Mexico.
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- My mammillaria plumosa feather cactus in tiny snow white flower dec 2014
- Mammillaria plumosa
- Cultivation
- References
It grows to 12 cm (5 in) tall by 40 cm (16 in) broad. The clustering spherical stems, 7 cm (3 in) in diameter, are completely covered in white downy spines. White or greenish yellow flowers are borne in late summer.
Mammillaria plumosa
Cultivation
M. plumosa is one of several Mammillaria species to be cultivated. In temperate regions it must be grown under glass with heat. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
References
Mammillaria plumosa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA