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Mammillaria meridiorosei Castetter, P.Pierce & K.H.Schwer.
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 50: 177 (-178), figs. 1978
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Mammillaria wrightii subs. wilcoxii (Toumey ex K.Schum.) D.R.Hunt
Mammillaria Postscripts 6: 5 (1997)

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria wrightii Engelm.
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 262. 1856
Synonymy: 8 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria wrightii subs. wilcoxii (Toumey ex K.Schum.) D.R.Hunt
Mammillaria Postscripts 6: 5 (1997)
Synonymy: 8
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Mammillaria wrightii group

  • Mammillaria meridiorosei Castetter, P.Pierce & K.H.Schwer.: This is one of the large-flowered Mammillarias. Blooms are pink to purple or fuchsia red. It is quite similar if not the same as Mammillaria wrightii var. wilcoxii.
  • Mammillaria wrightii Engelm.: It has large magenta to purple flowers and large grapelike fruits to nearly 25 mm in diameter. Distribution: Widespread in New Mexico as well as Sonora and Chihuahua, Mexico
  • Mammillaria wrightii subs. wilcoxii (Toumey ex K.Schum.) D.R.Hunt: Similar to species except for the greater number of radial spines (14 to 22). Blooms are are vivid purple or, occasionally, white. Distribution. Southeastern Arizona, extreme southwestern New Mexico, Chihuahua and Sonora.
  • Mammillaria wrightii var. wolfii (D.R.Hunt) Repp.: It is distinguished for its large white flowers, up to 6 cm in diameter.

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