Types of Mammillaria: Blossfeld, Bakeberg, Carmenae, Prickly, Hahniana, Spinosissima, Backebergiana, Bombitsina and other names of a cactus with a photo and description

Mammillaria occupy a large place in the collections of cactus growers and are considered one of the largest genera of cacti. The genus has 185 species and this genus is one of the three most numerous genera of cacti. Mammillaria is a variety of cacti that can grow in the form of a bush with one or multiple stems. The variety of species of this indoor culture is impressive, but they differ in appearance, ability to reproduce and growing conditions.

Cactus Mammillaria: its species with photos and names

Below are photos and names of various species of Mammillaria cactus.

Blossfeldiana

Mammillaria Blossfeld is a small shrub that has a dark green spherical stem. The areoles are white and down, contain many spines, each of which is long and hook-shaped. The flowers have a pale pink color, and on the petals you can see a bright carmine strip located in the middle.

Carmen (Carmenae)

Mammillaria Carmen (Carmenae) is a small cactus that, when young, has a spherical stem. With age, it lengthens and gives a lot of root shoots. Areolae are white-lettered, it contains many side spines of white or yellow color. The flowers have a cream color.

Prickly (Spinosissima)

Mammillaria Spiny (Spinosissima) - during the flowering of this cactus, a lush crown of carmine or crimson flowers forms on the top of the green stem. Their diameter is 1.5 cm. At the keys of mammals, the sprouts reach a length of 25 cm, and their diameter is 10 cm.

The plant looks attractive at any time of the year, as its trunk contains bright flowers with a bluish tint.A specific feature of the cactus is the areola that are lowered in the middle of the stem. White bristles and spikes come out of them, 1 cm in size. The center of the needle may be white-purple, and their length will be 2 cm.

At the end of flowering, red fruits are formed in the areoles, the shape of which resembles an elongated oval.

Ghana (Hahniana)

Mammillaria Ghana or Hanahana (Hahniana) - this species is distinguished by a thick felt drooping, which completely covers the low spherical sprouts. Beyond this pubescence, it is difficult to discern their color, papillae, and areola. The core of the trunk is pressed inwards, and medium-sized red flowers form around it.

Bakeberg (Backebergiana)

Mammillaria Bakeberg (Backebergiana) - the height of this plant is 30 cm, the color of the stem is dark green, and the shape is cylindrical. The papillae are soft, shortened, cylindrical, with a rounded apex, grow up to 6 cm. The flowers are 2 cm in diameter, their color is pink. With the growth of cacti form pillows.

Bombicin (Bombycina)

Mammillaria Bombitsina (Bombycina) - this species was given the second name - satin Mammillaria. She has a cylindrical stem of a bluish-green color. He may be lonely or scribbled. The height of the plant is 0.02 m, and the diameter is 7 cm. The papillae are conical, solid, their length is 1 cm. The sinuses between the papillae are very low. The spines located on the sides are white, thin and needle-shaped, their length is 1 cm. The central spines are stronger, red-brown in color, they grow to 0.015 m.

Cirrus (Plumosa)

Mammillaria Cirrus (Plumosa) - This cactus has a spherical stem, the color of which is bluish-green. It is a clustering type, its diameter is 5-7 cm. The papillae are cylindrical in shape, soft, their length is 1 cm, and their diameter is 2 mm. Areoles have a slight omission, rounded in shape. The sinuses between the papillae are covered with white long hair. The radial spines are snowy white, soft and feathery, and the central ones are absent. The flowers are snow-white, bell-shaped, their length and diameter is 1-1.5 cm.

Polythele

The stalk is vertical, reaches 0.06 m in height, and 5-15 cm in diameter. Its shape resembles a cylinder, sometimes it lies on the ground. The length of the radial spines is 0.025 m, they are directed up and down. A young cactus has only 2 thorns, and after their number reaches 3-8 pieces. Their color can be from pale to dark brown, but the central spines are absent. The color of the flower is pink or pink-purple, size 0.01 m. The fruits are red club-shaped, and the seeds are dark brown.

Luethyi

This is a dwarf cactus, in which individual shoots grow to 15 mm. Partial immersion of the stem into the ground is observed. It can be solitary, and sometimes forms a jacket from several heads.

The root is repetitive, its size exceeds the size of the aerial part of the cactus. Mamillas are cylindrical in shape, and areoles in the diameter are not more than 1.8 mm. They are soft, plastic and bend in any direction. There are 80 radial spines in the areola, the length of which is 0.6 mm.

At the tip of each of the spines is a kind of "umbrella", which is obtained by microscopic branches.

Cactus blooms in spring - in March-April. The color of the flowers is lilac with a snow-white pharynx. Their diameter and length are 30 mm. The ripened fruits are round in shape, with a diameter of 4 mm. After drying, black seeds with a diameter of 1 mm are formed.

Parsnipagulus (Geminispina)

This type of cactus can be used for growing in a greenhouse or at home. The stem is 0.01 m long and 6 cm in diameter. The flowers are pink in color and medium in size.

Karvinsky (Nejapensis)

In this species, the young stem has a spherical shape, and with the age of a short-stem. Its height is 0.015 m and its diameter is 6 cm. The papillae are firm, pyramidal, and contain milky juice. Axillas are covered with white wavy hair and bristles. Radical spines (3-5 pieces) of an awl-shaped shape, straight or slightly curved, ivory color with reddish tips and a length of 0.5 cm. Funnel-shaped flowers, creamy color with a pearl overflow. Fruits are elongated and red.

Duwei

This type of cactus belongs to dwarf forms. It has a spherical-shaped stalk, whose height reaches 5 cm. The papillae are soft, small in size, and the axillae are covered with wool. About 35 thin hairy lateral spines and 2 central are formed from each areola. The flowers are beige-yellow, with a diameter of 0.015 m. Cactus blooms in autumn or spring. The plant propagates by seeds.

Muehlenpfordtii

This plant has a single stem, it is spherical in shape, massive, large, and its diameter is 0.012-0.015 m. The papillae are conical, there is no milky milk. The flowers are carmine-red, their length is 0.01-, 015 m.

Glassii

This cactus forms clusters. The stem is spherical in his youth, and after a while becomes cylindrical. Its diameter and height are 3-10 cm. The flowers do not open completely, their color is light pink, diameter 3-22 mm, and length 14 mm.

Candida

This mammillaria has a spherical, bluish-green stem. The papillae are cylindrical, soft, located tightly to each other. Their length reaches 1 cm. The sinus between the papillae is covered with white wool. The lateral spines (50 pieces) are thin and needle-shaped, they are white in color and their length reaches 8 mm. Spines located in the center (8-10 pieces) grow up to 1 cm. White flowers with a red stripe running in the center. The length of the petals reaches 2 cm.

Mazatlanensis

The stem of the plant is gray-green, cylindrical in shape, bushy. The length of individual shoots reaches up to 0.012 m, and a diameter of 0.04 m. Papillae are rarely located, grow to 4-8 mm. The areoles are round, bare, as is the sinus between the papillae. Lateral spines (10-15 pieces) are reddish-brown, fragile and straight. Their length reaches from 7 mm to 1.5 cm. The thorns located in the center (3-5) are hard, light brown, grow up to 0.015 m. Outside the flowers are snow-white, and inside they are carmine-red. They are funnel-shaped, and their size is 0.015 m.

Herrera (Herrerae)

Mammillaria Herrera is a single-stemmed cactus. It is small, its diameter reaches 2-3.5 cm. In youth, the stem is spherical, and in adulthood it becomes columnar and covered with thin, soft white spines. Lateral spines (up to 100 pieces) are bristly, grow up to 1-5 mm. They are star-shaped on the areola of the papilla, slightly bent around it. Central spines are absent. The flowers are pink or reddish-purple, their diameter is 0, 025 m. The flowers have numerous anthers and a greenish stigma.

Baum (Baumii)

Mammillaria Baum - this cactus is presented in the form of a light green cylindrical branched bush, whose height is up to 15 cm. The thorns are white, soft, densely located next to each other. At the top of the cactus are fragrant yellow flowers, the shape of which resembles an elongated tube.

Large papillary (Magnimamma)

In youth, the plant has one stem, and after a while it begins to cluster from the base, with the further formation of large groups. The stem is flattened-spherical in diameter reaches 10-12 cm. The flowers have a dirty cream color, and red streaks are located in the center. Their length and diameter is 20-25 mm.

Crinita

These are single plants with a flattened spherical stem. Its height is 5 cm, and its diameter is 4 cm. The papilla is cylindrical, there is no milky juice. Axillae with bristles, their length is 1-12 mm. Their surface is covered with white fluff.

The central spines (1-4) are subulate, their color is light yellow or dark brown. Their length reaches 16-17 mm. The lateral spines (10-29) diverge in rays, they are awl-shaped, firmly pressed to the stem. Their color varies from white to yellow, and their surface is covered with hairs. The side spines are 12 mm long. The flowers are wide, funnel-shaped, white or yellow. The length and diameter is 15 mm.

Haageana

In youth, the plant is solitary, but clusters with age. The stem is spherical in shape, height - 15 cm, and diameter - 4-11 cm. The flowers are dark purple-pink, their length and diameter are 10 mm.

Mammillaria is a very interesting home plant, which is presented in a wide variety. Each of the available species differs not only in appearance, but also in terms of growth. In care they are not picky, so everyone, even an inexperienced grower, can cope with it.