lewis
avid contributor & moderator
Number of posts: 863
Location: Melbourne
Registration date: 2008-05-07
 | | Subject: Re: Took a few photos today (Picture Heavy) Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:44 pm | |
| That Mammillaria is absolutely incredible!  congrats Betty. i'm not soft either, i always liked Mammillarias. |
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parrotsheaven
Calm and Collected
Number of posts: 464
Location: Corio. Victoria
Registration date: 2008-05-14
| | Subject: Re: Took a few photos today (Picture Heavy) Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:53 pm | |
| That was hard work phew!!!! but I found the possible ID  Mammillaria supertexta Description of M. supertexta from Edward F. Anderson “The Cactus Family”. Mammillaria supertexta Martius ex Pfeiffer 1837Neomammillaria lanata Britton and Rose 1923Mammillaria lanata (Britton and Rose) Orcutt 1926Mammillaria martinezii Backeberg 1952 Plants solitary at first, later branching basally and from the sides to form clumps. Stems sublgobose to oblong, green, 10-13 cm high, 8-10cm in diameter. Tubercles small, crowded, conical, without latex, axils very woolly, nearly covering the tubercles. Central spines 2, white with brown tips, to 3mm long. Radial spines 16-18, slender, chalky white, lower ones longest, to 5mm. Flowers small, purplish red. Fruits not known. Distribution Oaxaca, Mexico |
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