Mammillaria carmenae

Mammillaria carminae
M. carmenae, Volunteer Park Conservatory, Seattle
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. carmenae
Binomial name
Mammillaria carmenae
Castañeda

Mammillaria carmenae (Isla Carmen pincushion cactus) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae.

Mammillaria carmenae

It is native to Tamaulipas state, in eastern central Mexico.

It grows to 8 cm (3 in) tall by 15 cm (6 in) broad. The clustered egg-shaped stems, 3–4 cm thick, are covered in creamy yellow down and bristles. In spring they bear pale cream or pink-tinged flowers with yellow centres.[1]

Cultivation

M. carmenae 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

  1. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  2. "Cactus Art - Mammillaria carmenae". Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  3. "RHS Plant Selector - Mammillaria carmenae". Retrieved 26 June 2013.
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