Biology:Mammillaria carmenae
| Mammillaria carmenae | |
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| M. carmenae, Volunteer Park Conservatory, Seattle | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Mammillaria |
| Species: | M. carmenae
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| Binomial name | |
| Mammillaria carmenae Castañeda (1953)
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Mammillaria carmenae, the Isla Carmen pincushion cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae.
It is native to Tamaulipas state, in eastern central Mexico.
It grows to 8 cm (3 in) tall by 15 cm (6 in) broad. The clustered egg-shaped stems, 3–4 cm thick, are covered in creamy-coloured yellow down and bristles. In spring they bear pale cream or pink-tinged flowers with yellow centres.[1]
Taxonomy
Mammillaria carmenae was named by Marcelino Castañeda y Nuñez de Caceres in 1953, after his second wife, Carmen Gonzales-Castaneda.[2]
Cultivation
Mammillaria carmenae 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
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ↑ "Mammillaria carmenae". https://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/MAMMILLARIA/Mammillaria_carmenae/Mammillaria_carmenae/Mammillaria_carmenae.htm.
- ↑ "Cactus Art - Mammillaria carmenae". http://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/MAMMILLARIA/Mammillaria_carmenae/Mammillaria_carmenae/Mammillaria_carmenae.htm. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Mammillaria carmenae". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/106177/Mammillaria-carmenae/Details.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 63. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q310090 entry
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