Mammillaria compressa

Mammillaria compressa, commonly called mother of hundreds, is a species of cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae.[1] It is native to northern and southern Mexico, and is cultivated as an ornamental plant.[1] It blooms in the winter and early spring, with bell-shaped flowers that range from a purplish pink to red color.[2] Its curved spines were traditionally used as hooks for fishing.[2]

Mammillaria compressa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Mammillaria
Species:
M. compressa
Binomial name
Mammillaria compressa
DC., 1828
  • Flower detail
  • Mammillaria compressa at the botanical garden in Berlin

References
  1. Wiersema, John H.; León, Blanca (2016). World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference, Second Edition. Boca Raton: CRC Press. p. 431. ISBN 1466576812. Retrieved 17 February 2020 – via GoogleBooks.
  2. "Mammillaria compressa". LLIFLE. 14 November 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
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