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Lacespine Nipple Cactus

Scientific Name: Mammillaria lasiacantha Engelm.
Synonym: Cactus lasiacanthus, Cactus lasiacanthus var. denudatus , Chilita denudata, Chilita lasiacantha, Chilita lengdobleriana, Ebnerella denudata, Ebnerella lasiacantha, Escobariopsis lasiacantha, Mammillaria denudata, Mammillaria lasiacantha, Mammillaria lasiandra var. denudata , Mammillaria lengdobleriana, Mammillaria neobertrandiana, Neomammillaria denudata, Neomammillaria lasiacantha
Family: Cactaceae

Mammillaria lasiacantha at the Huntington Gardens in early July (HPG 28268)

Recommended Temperature Zone:
USDA: 8-11

Frost Tolerance: Hardy to 10°F (-12°C)

Sun Exposure: Full sun to light shade

Origin: USA (Texas, New Mexico), Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora, Coahuila, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí) in the Chihuahuan desert

Growth Habits: Solitary or slowly clustering, 0.7 to 1 inch in diameter (1.7-2.5 cm); axils bare; no central spine; 40 to 60 radials, 0.12 to 0.16 inch long (3-4 mm).

Propagation: Seeds

The species name "lasiacantha" comes from the Greek for "with shaggy spines".

Mammillaria denudata Lau 707

Blooming Habits:
The Mammillaria lasiacantha has white flower with brownish-red stripe, 0.5 inch long (12 mm), in late winter or early spring.

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