Mammillaria carnea
First description by Zuccarini ex Pfeiffer, Enum. Cact. 19 (1837)
Body: Plants solitary at first but clustering with age. Stems globose to cylindrical to 20 cm (7.9 in) high, 8 - 12 cm (3.1 - 4.7 in) in diameter.
Roots:
Sap: With latex.
Tubercule arrangement:
Tubercule: Tubercules firm, pyramidal, distinctly angled.
Axil: Usually woolly.
Radial spine: Absent or only bristles.
Central spine: Usually 4, rigid, straight to arching, pinkish brown with black tips, 8 - 20 mm (0.3 - 0.8 in) long, uppermost ones longest. Spines reaching nearly 10 cm are not unusual.
Flower: Funnelform, pale pink or pale rose, 15 - 20 mm (0.6 - 0.8 in) long, 12 - 15 mm (0.5 - 0.6 in) in diameter.
Fruit: Red.
Seed: Brown.
Flowering period in Cultivation (Europe):
Minimum temperature: -4° C.
Habitat Substrate:
Geographic Distribution: Guerrero, Puebla and Oaxacana, Mexico. Altitude 500 - 2.000 m.
Comments: A clumping species that takes a long time to grow to good size. No special requirements for successful cultivation, as it is generally an undemanding species.
Bibliography: <br>John Pilbeam (1999) - Mammillaria The Cactus File Handbook - page 68.
<br>Edward F. Anderson (2001) - The Cactus Family - page 411.
Synonymes: <br>M. carnea var robustispina
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