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Mammillaria crucigera ssp tlalocii

First description by Reppenhagen, Gatt. Mamm. 120 (1987)

Body: Plants globose, later columnar, curving pipe-shaped, to 20 cm long, 5 to 7 cm wide, seldom clustering.

Roots:

Sap:

Tubercule arrangement:

Tubercule:

Axil: White-wooled.

Radial spine: 16 to 22, glassy white, 1 to 2 mm long, the longer sideways pointing.

Central spine: 2 - 4, glassy white with brown tips.

Flower: Carmine-pink, 12 to 14 mm long, 8 to 10 mm wide. Stigmas red.

Fruit: Carmine.

Seed: Small, brown.

Flowering period in Cultivation (Europe):

Minimum temperature:

Habitat Substrate:

Geographic Distribution: Oaxacana, Mexico. Altitude 800 to 1.000 m.

Comments:

Bibliography:
John Pilbeam (1999) - Mammillaria The Cactus File Handbook - page 81.
Edward F. Anderson (2001) - The Cactus Family - page 414.

Synonymes:
M. tlalocii