Powderpuff Cactus (Mammillaria bocasana) in the Mammillarias Database

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Pink Yellow Other: Cream
Bloom Size:	Under 1"
Flower Time:	Spring Summer Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations:	Xeriscapic
Uses:	Will Naturalize
Resistances:	Drought tolerant
Containers:	Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous:	With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

Common names

Powderpuff Cactus
Biznaga de la Sierra de Bocas
Snowball Cactus
Powderpuff Pincushion Cactus
Mammillaria

Botanical names

Accepted: Mammillaria bocasana
Synonym: Neomammillaria bocasana
Synonym: Mammillaria bocasana subsp. eschauzieri
Synonym: Mammillaria longicoma

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Uploaded by hlutzow

Uploaded by Hamwild

Uploaded by bwbillh

Location: Baja California
Date: 2023-05-09
8 inch pot. Hot pink fruit lower left

Uploaded by Baja_Costero

Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-11-03
Slightly etiolated plant.

Uploaded by BlueOddish

Location: Baja California
Date: 2020-11-17
Fine, hairlike radial spines and a strong reddish brown hooked ce

Uploaded by Baja_Costero

Location: Botanical Garden of Berlin
Date: 2022-06-08

Uploaded by RuuddeBlock

Location: Canoga Park, California
Date: 2015-06-10

Uploaded by Kelli

Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: June 5, 2020

Uploaded by Macrocentra

Uploaded by Hamwild

Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-09-24

Uploaded by BlueOddish

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-11-05

Uploaded by BlueOddish

Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2018-05-07
Mammillaria bocasana ssp. kunzeana

Uploaded by Orsola

Location: Canoga Park, California
Date: 2015-06-15

Uploaded by Kelli

Location: Baja California
Date: 2020-11-17

Uploaded by Baja_Costero

Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2019-05-25
Mammillaria bocasana ssp. kunzeana

Uploaded by Orsola

Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2019-04-30

Uploaded by Orsola

Uploaded by Hamwild

Location: Baja California
Date: 2021-02-04

Uploaded by Baja_Costero

Uploaded by Orsola

Uploaded by skopjecollection

Date: 2020-04-21
The bloom is...quite tiny.

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Uploaded by skopjecollection

Uploaded by Orsola

Uploaded by Orsola

Location: Baja California
Date: 2021-09-14

Uploaded by Baja_Costero

Location: In my collection. Poland.
Date: 2017-07-07

Uploaded by Orsola

Location: In my collection. Poland.
Date: 2017-07-07
Mammillaria bocasana subsp.. kunzeana

Uploaded by Orsola

Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2019-07-12
Mammillaria bocasana ssp. eschauzieri

Uploaded by Orsola

Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2011-11-10

Uploaded by Paul2032

Uploaded by Orsola

Uploaded by Kaktus

Uploaded by ljones26

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Uploaded by Baja_Costero

Uploaded by Orsola

Uploaded by robertduval14

Uploaded by Orsola

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Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.

Uploaded by Joy

Location: Botanical Garden of Copenhagen
Date: 2014-07-23

Uploaded by RuuddeBlock

Uploaded by RuuddeBlock

Location: Botanical Garden of Prague
Date: 2015-05-05
Mammillaria bocasana - BG Praag-001

Uploaded by RuuddeBlock

Location: Botanical Garden of Prague
Date: 2015-05-05

Uploaded by RuuddeBlock

Uploaded by Joy

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Comments:

Posted by skopjecollection (SE europe(balkans) - Zone 6b) on Sep 3, 2020 12:14 PM concerning plant:

A deceptively fluffy cactus, whose fuzzy spines obscure hooks. Easy to get to bloom even at a small size (about an inch or less/>2 ish cm). Likes mostly mineral soil, moderate to full sun. Clumps when potted.

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Posted by Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on Sep 2, 2019 3:34 PM concerning plant:

Small, spiny, furry, clustering globose cactus with creamy white or pinkish flowers. Central spines are reddish brown, often with a long hooked one. Radial spines are fine and hairlike. Fruit may be red (subspecies bocasana, with 30-50 radials) or pink (the former subspecies eschauzieri, with 20-30 radials). From San Luis Potosí and Zacatecas, Mexico. Often solitary in habitat.

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Plant Events from our members
Macrocentra	On July 17, 2020	Bloomed Fourth bloom of the season for first plant. Third bloom of the season for second plant.
Macrocentra	On July 3, 2020	Bloomed All three blooming. Third bloom of the season for first plant. Second bloom of the season for second plant. First bloom since third plant was obtained.
Macrocentra	On June 5, 2020	Bloomed One individual budding for a second bloom.
Macrocentra	On May 9, 2020	Bloomed Both blooming.
MySecretIslandGarden	On July 26, 2022	Bloomed

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