Mammillaria marksiana

Mammillaria marksiana
Mammiliaria marksiana (flowering plant)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Mammillaria
Species:
M. marksiana
Binomial name
Mammillaria marksiana
Krainz
Synonyms

Mammillaria sonorensis var. marksiana (Krainz) E.Kuhn (1980)

Mammillaria marksiana is a cactus in the genus Mammillaria of the family Cactaceae.

Description

Mammillaria marksiana is a small, green, globose cactus. It can reach a diameter of 5–12 centimetres (2.0–4.7 in) and a height of 6–15 centimetres (2.4–5.9 in). With age it becomes slightly columnar and may begin to produce offsets. The tubercles are roughly pyramid shaped. Radial and central spines are variable in number from 4 to 21. They are thin, needle-shaped, golden-yellow to brown, 5–8 millimetres (0.20–0.31 in) in length. The blooming area is usually covered by snow-white wool. The funnel-shaped flowers are green or lemon-yellow and reach a size of about 1.5 cm. The fruits are reddish-purple, club-shaped, usually under 2 cm long and contain small brown seeds.

Distribution

This species is endemic to western Mexico (states of Durango, Chihuahua, Sonora and Sinaloa).

Habitat

The natural habitat of Mammillaria marksiana is arid deserts in the mountain range east of the Sierra Madre, at an altitude of 400–2,000 metres (1,300–6,600 ft) above sea level. This cactus has spread throughout the world as an ornamental plant.

References

  • Ulises Guzmán; Salvador Arias; Patricia Dávila (2003), Catálogo de cactáceas mexicanas (in German), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, p. 140, ISBN 970-9000-20-9
  • The International Plant Name Index
  • Cacti Guide
  • Mammillaria.net
  • Cactus-art
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