Rat-tail Nipple Cactus (Mammillaria pottsii)
Mammillaria pottsii is a small, solitary or clustering cactus. It has white radial spines and darker, often hooked central spines. Pink-purple flowers bloom in a ring,.
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Synonyms
Cactus pottsii (Scheer ex Salm-Dyck) Kuntze
Chilita pottsii (Scheer ex Salm-Dyck) Orcutt
Coryphantha pottsiana (Poselg.) A.D.Zimmerman
Coryphantha pottsii (Scheer ex Salm-Dyck) Orcutt
Echinocactus pottsianus Poselg.
Krainzia pottsii (Scheer ex Salm-Dyck) Doweld
Leptocladia leona (Poselg.) Buxb.
Mammillaria leona Poselg.
Neomammillaria pottsii (Scheer ex Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderCaryophyllales
- familyCactaceae
- genusMammillaria
- speciesMammillaria pottsii