Mammillaria glassii

Mammillaria glassii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Mammillaria
Species:	M. glassii
Binomial name
	Mammillaria glassii; R.A. Foster, 1968

Mammillaria glassii is a species of cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae. It is a small, clumping cactus with "fluffy white spines."[1] M. glassii is native to Mexico in the states of Coahuila and Nuevo León.[2]

Mammillaria glassii at the Washington DC Botanical garden.

References

"Mammillaria glassii R.A.Foster". The Encyclopedia of Cacti. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
IUCN (2009). "Mammillaria glassii: Fitz Maurice, B, Fitz Maurice, W.A., Hernández, H.M., Sotomayor, M. & Smith, M.". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2013-1.rlts.t152530a647321.en.

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[1] "Mammillaria glassii R.A.Foster". The Encyclopedia of Cacti. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

[2] IUCN (2009). "Mammillaria glassii: Fitz Maurice, B, Fitz Maurice, W.A., Hernández, H.M., Sotomayor, M. & Smith, M.". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/iucn.uk.2013-1.rlts.t152530a647321.en.