Biology:Mammillaria plumosa
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Short description: Species of cactus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Mammillaria |
| Species: | M. plumosa
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| Mammillaria plumosa F.A.C.Weber
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Mammillaria plumosa, the feather cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Northeastern Mexico.
It grows to 12 cm (5 in) tall by 40 cm (16 in) broad. The clustering spherical stems, 7 cm (3 in) in diameter, are completely covered in white downy spines. White or greenish yellow flowers are borne in late summer.[2]
Its status is listed as “Near Threatened” by the IUCN Red List.[1]
Cultivation
Mammillaria plumosa is one of several Mammillaria species to be cultivated.[3] In temperate regions it must be grown under glass with heat. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fitz Maurice, B.; Sotomayor, M.; Fitz Maurice, W.A.; Hernández, H.M.; Smith, M. (2017). "Mammillaria plumosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T152687A121545109. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152687A121545109.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/152687/121545109. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ↑ "Cactus Art - Mammillaria plumosa". http://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/MAMMILLARIA/Mammillaria_plumosa/Mammillaria_plumosa/Mammillaria_plumosa.htm.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Mammillaria plumosa". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/10832/Mammillaria-plumosa/Details.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 63. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf.
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Wikidata ☰ Q283486 entry
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