Mammillaria pottsii

Mammillaria pottsii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Mammillaria
Species: M. pottsii
Binomial name
Mammillaria pottsii
Scheer ex Salm-Dyck
Synonyms

Cactus pottsii
Chilita pottsii
Leptocladia leona
Mammillaria leona
Neomammillaria pottsii

Mammillaria pottsii, also known as fox-tail cactus or rat-tail nipple cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the Cactaceae family.[1] It was first described by Scheer ex Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. 1849: 104 (1850)[2] According to the United Nations Environment Programme, M. leona is a synonym for M. pottsii.[3]

References

  1. "Mammillaria pottsii". Flora of North America. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  2. "Mammillaria pottsii". Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  3. "Mammilaria pottsii". United Nations Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 29 January 2011.


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