Mammillaria brandegeei ssp lewisiana
First description by Lindsay, Des. PL. Life 11: 167 (1939) - as M. lewisiana
Body: Plants solitary, flattened to globular, to 7 cm tall and 11 cm wide.
Roots: Thick.
Sap:
Tubercule arrangement:
Tubercule:
Axil: With a short tuft of white wool.
Radial spine: 10 - 13, 6 to 10 mm long, light grey with brown tips.
Central spine: 1 - 3, long and curling over the crown of the plant, the uppermost to 20 mm long, curved upwards, the lower 8 mm, all purple-black.
Flower: 2 cm long, 1 cm wide, greenish yellow.
Fruit: White to pink.
Seed: Brown.
Flowering period in Cultivation (Europe):
Minimum temperature:
Habitat Substrate:
Geographic Distribution: Baja California, Mexico. Altitude 100 - 150 m.
Comments: A collectors' plant with a quite different appearance from the type.
Bibliography: <br>John Pilbeam (1999) - Mammillaria The Cactus File Handbook - page 61.
<br>Edward F. Anderson (2001) - The Cactus Family - page 410.
Synonymes: <br>M. lewisiana
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