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Neomammillaria gaumeri (Neomammillaria gaumeri)

Description

Plants clustering.Stems more or less spherical to short cylindrical,green,to 15 cm high,4 - 12 cm in diameter.The areoles are large and woolly,while the axil is naked. Radial spines : 10 - 12,white with brown tips,5 - 7 mm long. Central spines: Usually 1 yellowish-brown,to 10 mm long. Flowers: Creamy white,10 - 14 mm long to 18 mm long with darker midveins in a ring in the growth of the previous year. Fruits: Light purplish,20-30 mm long.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Cactaceae

              • Genus: Caryophyllales