Biology:Mammillaria laui

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Mammillaria

Mammillaria laui
Mammillaria laui ssp subducta.jpg
In bloom
Mammillaria laui subsp. dasyacantha.jpg
Individuals tend to form clumps over time
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Mammillaria
Species:
M. laui
Binomial name
Mammillaria laui
D.R.Hunt
Synonyms[2]

Mammillaria laui is a species of cactus in the genus Mammillaria, native to Tamaulipas state in Mexico.[2] A number of subspecies were described, occurring along an elevation gradient; these are no longer accepted.[2] It is listed as Critically Endangered (CR) in the wild.[1] As Mammillaria lauii it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Fitz Maurice, B, Fitz Maurice, W.A.; Hernández, H.M.; Sotomayor, M.; Smith, M. (2013). "Mammillaria laui". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T152864A687987. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T152864A687987.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/152864/687987. Retrieved 11 May 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Mammillaria laui D.R.Hunt". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:314766-2. 
  3. "Mammillaria lauii". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/327529/mammillaria-lauii/details. 

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