Mammillaria brandegeei ssp glareosa
First description by Houghton, Cact. Succ. J. (US) 7(6): 88 (1935)
Body: Flattened globose, small, pulled down to soil level.
Roots: Fleshy roots in the crevices.
Sap:
Tubercule arrangement:
Tubercule: four-angled
Axil: Woolly.
Radial spine: 9 - 10, up to 5 mm long, the upper 2 or 3 thin and whitish, the lower thicker and brown.
Central spine: 1, 6 mm long, brown.
Flower: 12 mm long, pale greenish yellow with reddish brown midstrip on the outer petals.
Fruit: Light pink, white below.
Seed: Reddish brown.
Flowering period in Cultivation (Europe):
Minimum temperature:
Habitat Substrate:
Geographic Distribution: Baja California, Mexico, at low altitude.
Comments:
Bibliography: <br>John Pilbeam (1999) - Mammillaria The Cactus File Handbook - page 60.
<br>Edward F. Anderson (2001) - The Cactus Family - page 410.
Synonymes: <br>M. dawsonii
<br>M. glareosa
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