Mammillaria glassii

Mammillaria glassii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Cacteae
Genus: Mammillaria
Species: M. glassii
Binomial name
Mammillaria glassii
R.A. Foster, 1968

Mammillaria glassii is a species of cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae. It is a small, clumping cactus with "fluffy white spines."[1] M. glassii is native to Mexico in the states of Coahuila and Nuevo León.[2]

Mammillaria glassii at the Washington DC Botanical garden.

References

  1. "Mammillaria glassii R.A.Foster". The Encyclopedia of Cacti. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. IUCN. "Mammillaria glassii: Fitz Maurice, B, Fitz Maurice, W.A., Hernández, H.M., Sotomayor, M. & Smith, M." IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2013-1.rlts.t152530a647321.en.


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