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Mammillaria longimamma var. sphaerica (A.Dietr.) Engelm. in L.H.Bailey ex K.Brandegee
Cycl. Amer. Hort. [L.H.Bailey] 2: 975. 1900 Remarks: L. D. Benson (Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 41: 128. 1969) also made the same comb. nov. (isonym)
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Mammillaria sphaerica A.Dietr.
Allg. Gartenzeitung (Otto & Dietrich) 21: 94. 1853 Otto & A.Dietr.

Mammillaria longimamma var. sphaerica (Mammillaria sphaerica) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
GL 40 Zapata County, Texas, USA. It has soft stems. If grown correctly, it will recompense the grower with generous displays of lemon-yellow flowers.

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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Pale mammillaria, Long Mamma Nipple Cactus, Longspine Nipple Cactus
SPANISH (Español): Biznaga Esférica

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Mammillaria longimamma group



24807 colin Colin Bundred
Mammillaria longimamma var. sphaerica (Mammillaria sphaerica) Photo by: Colin Bundred
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Mammillaria longimamma var. sphaerica (Mammillaria sphaerica) Photo by: Cactus Art

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Mammillaria longimamma var. sphaerica (Mammillaria sphaerica) Photo by: Cactus Art
8933 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Mammillaria longimamma var. sphaerica (Mammillaria sphaerica) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

8935 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Mammillaria longimamma var. sphaerica (Mammillaria sphaerica) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
8936 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Mammillaria longimamma var. sphaerica (Mammillaria sphaerica) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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Mammillaria longimamma var. sphaerica (Mammillaria sphaerica) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Mammillaria longimamma var. sphaerica (Mammillaria sphaerica) Photo by: Cactus Art

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