Mammillaria missouriensis

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Read about Mammillaria missouriensis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Mammillaria missouriensis, Sweet (M. Nuttallii, Engelm.). Nearly simple, 1-2 in. diam.: tubercles cylindric-conical, loose and spreading, slightly grooved: spines white, weak, puberulent, not hiding the body; radials 12-17, spreading; central one longer and stouter, often wanting: fls about 1 in. long, yellow to fawn-color, with reddish streak; sepals fimbriate; petals acute or acuminate: berry red, the shape and size of a small pea; seeds black and pitted. Mont, to Kans. and E. Colo. Var. similis, Engelm. Cespitose, in clumps often a foot broad: spines fewer: fl. and fr. larger. Kansas River to Texas. Var. robustior, Engelm. (M. Wissmannii, Hildmann). Almost simple: tubercles longer and looser: spines smooth, rather short and stout; radials 10-12; central 1: fls. even larger than in M. similis. Texas. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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