Mammillaria plumosa
| Mammillaria plumosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Cacteae |
| Subtribe: | Cactinae |
| Genus: | Mammillaria |
| Species: | M. plumosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Mammillaria plumosa F.A.C.Weber | |
Mammillaria plumosa (feather cactus) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Northeastern Mexico.
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.[1]
Cultivation
M. plumosa is one of several Mammillaria species to be cultivated.[2] In temperate regions it must be grown under glass with heat. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
References
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ "Cactus Art - Mammillaria plumosa". Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Mammillaria plumosa". Retrieved 26 June 2013.
Mammillaria plumosa
Flowers
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