General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Cactus/Succulent
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Flower Color: |
Yellow
Other: Greenish yellow, brownish yellow
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| Bloom Size: |
Under 1"
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| Suitable Locations: |
Xeriscapic
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| Resistances: |
Drought tolerant
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| Containers: |
Needs excellent drainage in pots
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| Miscellaneous: |
With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
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- Biznaga de Brandegee
- Mammillaria
- Accepted: Mammillaria brandegeei
- Synonym: Mammillaria brandegeei subsp. gabbii
- Synonym: Mammillaria brandegeei subsp. lewisiana
- Synonym: Mammillaria brandegeei subsp. glareosa
Posted by
Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on Nov 5, 2019 7:12 PM concerning plant:
Solitary or clumping Mammillaria with yellow or yellowish flowers from Baja California. Usually low growing in habitat. Stems are green, with 1-4 reddish brown central spines and 9-16 pale radial spines. Tubercles are square at the base and conical. Flowers may be various shades of yellow, including greenish yellow or brownish yellow. Found around the middle of the peninsula.
Three subspecies are recognized: (2-4 centrals, brownish or greenish yellow flowers); (1-2 centrals, northern form); and (low-growing with 1 central spine, tuberous roots, from near Santa Rosalillita Bay). The former subsp. lewisiana (1-3 long, curved centrals, from the northern Vizcaíno Desert) has been absorbed by subsp. gabbii.
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