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Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Fruit: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: White with reddish mid veins
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Biznaga de Otero
  • Mammillaria

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Location: Baja California
Date: 2021-08-19
8 inch pot
Location: Baja California
Date: 2023-09-05
Fruit is better looking than tasting. 8" pot, with E. genoudiana
Location: Baja California
Date: 2021-07-01
Location: Baja California
Date: 2022-07-26
Location: Baja California
Date: 2021-02-05
Location: Baja California
Date: 2020-04-12
Branches this size (~1") are easily removed with tweezers to star
Location: Baja California
Date: 2020-10-24
Location: Baja California
Date: 2020-08-31
Comments:
  • Posted by Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on Aug 19, 2019 7:38 PM concerning plant:
    Small, profusely clumping Mammillaria from northwestern Oaxaca with whitish flowers (with brownish red midveins) and striking globose red fruit (an unusual shape for the genus) to about 1cm wide. Described in 1975. Named for Felipe Otero. Found in high altitude (~2000m) forests. Stems to 1.6 inches in diameter, 1 inch high. Strongly hooked central spine. Wooly or hairy axils. Offsets are easily separated, and regular removal favors growth of the main stem. Pollinated by insects. Conservation status: Vulnerable.

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