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Mammillaria compressa subsp. compressa


Common Name(s): Mother of Hundreds
Synonym(s): Mammillaria conopea, Mammillaria esseriana, Mammillaria tolimensis, Mammillaria bernalensis, Mammillaria centralifera
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Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Cacteae
Distribution: Hidalgo, Queretaro de Arteaga - Mexico (North America)
Habit: Cylindrical
Flower: PinkEncounterability: Common Worldwide
Species Notes: Subspecies compressa differes from ssp. centralifera in that it lacks central spines and forms massive clumps.
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Mammillaria compressa
M. compressa subsp. compressa
Picture taken at: Huntington Library and Gardens, San Marino, CA

Photographer: Daiv Freeman
Mammillaria compressa
M. compressa subsp. compressa
Picture taken at: Huntington Library and Gardens, San Marino, CA

Photographer: Daiv Freeman
Mammillaria compressa
M. compressa subsp. compressa
Picture taken at: Huntington Library and Gardens, San Marino, CA

Photographer: Mike Wisnev
Mammillaria compressa
M. compressa subsp. compressa
Picture taken at: Huntington Library and Gardens, San Marino, CA

Photographer: Mike Wisnev
Mammillaria compressa
M. compressa subsp. compressa
Picture taken at: Huntington Library and Gardens, San Marino, CA

Photographer: Mike Wisnev
Mammillaria compressa
M. compressa subsp. compressa
Picture taken at: Grigsby Cactus Gardens, Vista, CA

Photographer: Daiv Freeman

Mammillaria compressa f. bernalensis


Common Name(s): Mother of Hundreds
Synonym(s): Mammillaria conopea, Mammillaria esseriana, Mammillaria tolimensis, Mammillaria bernalensis, Mammillaria centralifera
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Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Cacteae
Distribution: Hidalgo, Queretaro de Arteaga, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas - Mexico (North America)
Habit: Cylindrical
Flower: PinkEncounterability: Common Worldwide
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Mammillaria compressa
M. compressa f. bernalensis
Picture taken at: Suleyman Demir's Private Collection in Ankara, Turkey

Photographer: Suleyman

Mammillaria compressa subsp. centralifera


Common Name(s): Mother of Hundreds
Synonym(s): Mammillaria conopea, Mammillaria esseriana, Mammillaria tolimensis, Mammillaria bernalensis, Mammillaria centralifera
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Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Cacteae
Distribution: Queretaro de Arteaga, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas - Mexico (North America)
Habit: Globose
Flower: PinkEncounterability: Unusual in Collections
Species Notes: This ssp. has 1 to 2 central spines and does not clump as readily as ssp. compressa. The central spine of centralifera is exceptionally long, up to 2 1/2 inches (60mm). John Pilbeam notes that this long central spine requires strong sun to be reproduced in cultivation - this is notable if you are trying to ID plants not in habitat.
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Mammillaria compressa
M. compressa subsp. centralifera
Picture taken at: Habitat Near La Libertad, San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Photographer: Juergen Menzel
Mammillaria compressa
M. compressa subsp. centralifera
Picture taken at: Juergen Menzel's Private Collection

Photographer: Juergen Menzel

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Mammillaria compressa
M. compressa subsp. centralifera
Picture taken at: Juergen Menzel's Private Collection

Photographer: Juergen Menzel

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Mammillaria compressa
M. compressa subsp. centralifera
Picture taken at: Daiv Freeman's Private Collection

Photographer: Daiv Freeman
Mammillaria compressa
M. compressa subsp. centralifera
Picture taken at: Huntington Library and Gardens, San Marino, CA

Photographer: Daiv Freeman
Mammillaria compressa
M. compressa subsp. centralifera
Picture taken at: Daiv Freeman's Private Collection

Photographer: Daiv Freeman
Mammillaria compressa
M. compressa subsp. centralifera
Picture taken at: Daiv Freeman's Private Collection

Photographer: Daiv Freeman
Mammillaria compressa
M. compressa subsp. centralifera
Picture taken at: Daiv Freeman's Private Collection

Photographer: Daiv Freeman

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