Mammillaria schwarzii

Mammillaria schwarzii is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Guanajuato state in Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts.

Mammillaria schwarzii

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Mammillaria
Species:
M. schwarzii
Binomial name
Mammillaria schwarzii
Shurly

Thought to be extinct for some time, it was rediscovered in 1987.[1]

References

  1. [Fitz Maurice, W.A. & Fitz Maurice, B. 2002. Mammillaria schwarzii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.]


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