Mammillaria prolifera (Mill.) Haw.

West indian nipple-cactus (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Cactaceae > Mammillaria

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 12-12

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Mammillaria prolifera world distribution map, present in United States of America

Conservation status

Mammillaria prolifera threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001287028
COL ID 3XSKY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Mammillaria stellaris Mammillaria glomerata Cactus glomeratus Cactus griseus Cactus proliferus Cactus stellaris Chilita prolifera Ebnerella prolifera Escobariopsis prolifera Cactus stellatus Mammillaria pusilla f. major Mammillaria prolifera Mammillaria grisea Mammillaria pusilla Neomammillaria prolifera Mammillaria prolifera var. prolifera Mammillaria pusilla var. major

Lower taxons

Mammillaria prolifera subsp. arachnoidea Mammillaria prolifera subsp. haitiensis Mammillaria prolifera subsp. texana Mammillaria prolifera subsp. prolifera