Mammillaria mainae

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Read about Mammillaria mainae in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Mammillaria mainae, Brandeg. Hemispherical to ovate, usually simple: tubercles somewhat incurved, glaucous, the lower part and the axils often bright rose-red: radial spines 10-15, yellowish becoming gray, the upper shorter; centrals 1-3, the upper shorter and smaller, turned upward, one of them sometimes hooked, lower central stout, strongly hooked, somewhat twisted, yellowish below, black at tip: fls. flesh-color: fr. shorter than the tubercles. Vicinity of Nogales, Ariz.—Sent out as M. Galeottii. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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