Mammillaria spinosissima

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Read about Mammillaria spinosissima in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Mammillaria spinosissima, Lem. Sts. cylindrical, reaching 1 ft. high and 2 ½ in. diam.: tubercles short, ovate-conic, somewhat tetragonal: radial spines 20-25, setiform, white, spreading; centrals 12-15, brownish red, stronger and twice the length of the radials. Mex. Var.sanguinea, Haage. St. somewhat clavate, rather shorter and stouter: radial spines 18-20, spreading, white; centrals 8, only a little longer, but thicker and bulbous at base, white with brownish base and dark brown tip, the young ones dark blood-red. Mex. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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