Origin and Habitat: Mammillaria brandegeeiSN|23737]]SN|23737]] subs. lewisiana occurs in the northern Vizcaino Desert.

• Mammillaria brandegeei subs. lewisiana (H.E.Gates) D.R.Hunt
• Mammillaria lewisiana H.E.Gates
• Neomammillaria lewisiana (H.E.Gates) Y.Itô

• Mammillaria brandegeei (J.M.Coult.) K.Brandegee
• Cactus brandegeei J.M.Coult.
• Neomammillaria brandegeei Britton & Rose
• Neomammillaria brandegeei var. gabbii (J.M.Coult.) Y.Itô
• Mammillaria magdalensis Werderm.
• Neomammillaria brandegeei var. magdalensis (Werderm.) Y.Itô

• Mammillaria brandegeei subs. gabbii (Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.) D.R.Hunt
• Cactus gabbii J.M.Coult.
• Mammillaria brandegeei var. gabbii (J.M.Coult.) R.T.Craig
• Mammillaria gabbii (J.M.Coult.) K.Brandegee

• Mammillaria brandegeei subs. glareosa (Boed.) D.R.Hunt
• Mammillaria glareosa Boed.
• Mammillaria dawsonii (Houghton) R.T.Craig
• Neomammillaria dawsonii Houghton

• Mammillaria brandegeei subs. lewisiana (H.E.Gates) D.R.Hunt
• Mammillaria lewisiana H.E.Gates
• Neomammillaria lewisiana (H.E.Gates) Y.Itô

Cultivation and Propagation: Mammillaria brandegeeiSN|23737]]SN|23737]] subsp. lewisiana is slow-growing, and not especially easy to grow, but some plants will offset readily, and clumps can be produced in a few years.
Soil: Use pot with good drainage and a very porous mineral-based potting mix.
Waterings: Potted plants are quite wet-sensitive, especially in light of its small root system. Water sparingly during the growing season, keep very dry in winter.
Fertilization: Feed with a high potassium fertilizer in summer.
Hardiness: Usually it is recommended to overwinter this plant in a bright and warm greenhouse with at least 8-10° C, but it has proved to be quite frost resistant (if kept dry, it's hardy as low as -5° C).
Exposure: Strong light is required for flowering.
Propagation: Direct sow after last frost, or use cuttings.