Mammillaria berkiana

Mammillaria berkiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Mammillaria
Species: M. berkiana
Binomial name
Mammillaria berkiana
Lau

Mammillaria berkiana is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts.

It was discovered by Alfred B. Lau on April 18, 1980. It is considered in danger of extinction, as its number has fallen from 5000 in 1994 to less than 100 in 1999 in an area of only 1kmĀ².

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