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Neomammillaria bocasana (Poselg.) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 4: 147, fig. 163, pl. 14. 1923 [24 Dec 1923]
Family: CACTACEAE

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

Neomammillaria bocasana (Mammillaria bocasana) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
It is a fast-growing cactus covered with clusters of silky white hairs, with each cluster surrounding a yellow-to-red hooked spine. The spines are used to make fishhooks in Mexico.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria bocasana Poselg.
Allg. Gartenzeitung (Otto & Dietrich) 21: 94. 1853
Synonymy: 13 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria bocasana subs. eschauzieri (J.M.Coult.) W.A.Fitz Maur. & B.Fitz Maur.
J. Mammillaria Soc. 35(2): 17 (1995) (also spelled: "eschanzieri" or "eschausieri")
Synonymy: 27 Cultivars (6):
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Powder Puff Cactus, Powder Puff Pincushion
RUSSIAN (Русский): Маммиллярия бокасанская
SWEDISH (Svenska): Silkesvårtkaktus
UKRAINIAN (Українська): Мамілярія боказана, Мамілярія бокаська

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



23895 carolina Carolina González
Neomammillaria bocasana (Mammillaria bocasana) Photo by: Carolina González
21548 viviana Viviana Alejandra Castro
Neomammillaria bocasana (Mammillaria bocasana) Photo by: Viviana Alejandra Castro

23354 carolina Carolina González
Neomammillaria bocasana (Mammillaria bocasana) Photo by: Carolina González
28142 alexander Alexander Arzberger
Neomammillaria bocasana (Mammillaria bocasana) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger

9820 cactus-art Cactus Art
Neomammillaria bocasana (Mammillaria bocasana) Photo by: Cactus Art
19164 giuseppe2 Giuseppe Distefano
Neomammillaria bocasana (Mammillaria bocasana) Photo by: Giuseppe Distefano

9818 cactus-art Cactus Art
Neomammillaria bocasana (Mammillaria bocasana) Photo by: Cactus Art
21547 viviana Viviana Alejandra Castro
Neomammillaria bocasana (Mammillaria bocasana) Photo by: Viviana Alejandra Castro

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