Mammillaria collina

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Since 4 Aug 2013

Mammillaria collina J.A.Purpus
Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 22: 162. 1912
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Mammillaria haageana subs. elegans D.R.Hunt
Mammillaria Postscripts 6: 9 (1997), nom. nov. (Replaced synonym: Mammillaria collina)

Mammillaria collina (Mammillaria haageana subs. elegans) Photo by: Carolina González

Origin and Habitat: Puebla, Mexico.
Altitude range: 1600 to 2300 metres above sea level.
Habitat and ecology: Mammillaria collinaSN|20864]]SN|20864]] is found in open, grassy areas and among shrubs (matorrales xerófilos) together with Coryphantha greenwoodiiSN|3939]]SN|3939]], Ferocactus recurvusSN|4280]]SN|4280]].

Synonyms:

Mammillaria haageana subs. elegans D.R.Hunt

Mammillaria collina J.A.Purpus
Mammillaria haageana var. collina (J.A.Purpus) Lizen et al.
Neomammillaria collina (J.A.Purpus) Britton & Rose

See all synonyms of Mammillaria haageana

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria haageana Pfeiff.
Allg. Gartenzeitung (Otto & Dietrich) 4: 257. 1836
Synonymy: 14

Mammillaria haageana Pfeiff.

Cactus haageanus (Pfeiff.) Kuntze
Neomammillaria haageana (Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose

Mammillaria albidula Backeb.
Mammillaria dealbata A.Dietr.

Cactus dealbatus (A.Dietr.) Kuntze
Mammillaria elegans var. dealbata (A.Dietr.) Borg
Neomammillaria dealbata (A.Dietr.) Britton & Rose

Mammillaria donatii Berge ex K.Schum.

Neomammillaria donatii (Berge ex K.Schum.) Britton & Rose

Mammillaria dyckiana Zucc. ex Pfeiff.

Cactus dyckianus (Zucc.) Kuntze

Mammillaria kunthii Ehrenb.

Cactus kunthii (Ehrenb.) Kuntze

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria haageana subs. acultzingensis (Lizen et al.) D.R.Hunt
Mammillaria Postscripts 6: 9 (1997)
Synonymy: 2

Mammillaria haageana subs. acultzingensis (Lizen et al.) D.R.Hunt

Mammillaria acultzingensis Lizen et al.

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria haageana subs. conspicua (J.A.Purpus) D.R.Hunt
Mammillaria Postscripts 6: 9 (1997)
Synonymy: 3

Mammillaria haageana subs. conspicua (J.A.Purpus) D.R.Hunt

Mammillaria conspicua J.A.Purpus
Neomammillaria conspicua (J.A.Purpus) Bravo

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria haageana subs. elegans D.R.Hunt
Mammillaria Postscripts 6: 9 (1997), nom. nov. (Replaced synonym: Mammillaria collina)
Synonymy: 4

Mammillaria haageana subs. elegans D.R.Hunt

Mammillaria collina J.A.Purpus
Mammillaria haageana var. collina (J.A.Purpus) Lizen et al.
Neomammillaria collina (J.A.Purpus) Britton & Rose

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria haageana subs. meissneri (Ehrenb.) U.Guzmán
Cactaceae Syst. Init. 16: 18 (11 Oct. 2003) [first published in U.Guzmán et al., Catálogo Cact. Mex.: 129 (May 2003), without basionym reference]
Synonymy: 5

Mammillaria haageana subs. meissneri (Ehrenb.) U.Guzmán

Cactus meissneri (Ehrenb.) Kuntze
Mammillaria acanthophlegma var. meissneri (Ehrenb.) Salm-Dyck
Mammillaria elegans var. meissneri (Ehrenb.) B.Hofmann
Mammillaria meissneri Ehrenb.

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria haageana subs. san-angelensis (Sánchez-Mej.) D.R.Hunt
Mammillaria Postscripts 6: 9 (1997)
Synonymy: 2

Mammillaria haageana subs. san-angelensis (Sánchez-Mej.) D.R.Hunt

Mammillaria sanangelensis Sánchez-Mej.

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria haageana subs. schmollii (R.T.Craig) D.R.Hunt
Mammillaria Postscripts 6: 9 (1997)
Synonymy: 4

Mammillaria haageana subs. schmollii (R.T.Craig) D.R.Hunt

Mammillaria elegans var. schmollii R.T.Craig in R.T.Craig
Mammillaria haageana var. schmollii (R.T.Craig) D.R.Hunt
Neomammillaria neoelegans var. schmollii (R.T.Craig) Y.Itô

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria haageana subs. vaupelii (Tiegel) U.Guzmán
Cactaceae Syst. Init. 16: 18 (11 Oct. 2003)
Synonymy: 6

Mammillaria haageana subs. vaupelii (Tiegel) U.Guzmán

Mammillaria conspicua var. vaupelii (Tiegel) Repp.
Mammillaria vaupelii Tiegel
Neomammillaria vaupelii Y.Itô

Mammillaria vaupelii var. flavispina W.T.Neale

Neomammillaria vaupelii var. flavispina (W.T.Neale) Y.Itô

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Common Names include:
SPANISH (Español): biznaga

Description: Mammillaria haageanaSN|20864]]SN|20850]] subs. elegans (replaced name of Mammillaria collinaSN|20850]]SN|20864]]) is a very symmetrical solitary globular cactus wrapped by short white spines with ring of fine rose-purple flowers circling the crown of the plant. The fruit locally known as “chilito” is edible (not to be confused with the true “chilito” or chili pepper ).
Stem: Simple globose 5-8 cm (12-13) cm in diameter, apex somewhat depressed and clothed with white wool.
Tubercles: Cylindrical up to 1 cm long, woolly in their axils.
Radial spines: 16-18, white, up to 4 mm long.
Central spines: 1-2, longer and darker than the radials.
Flowers: Rose-colored, 1.5 to 2 cm. long.
Booming season: Late winter to early spring.
Fruits: 2 cm long, red.

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Mammillaria haageana group

Mammillaria haageana Pfeiff.: Solitary or clustering, it has stems 5-10 cm in diameter, and deep magenta-pink to
pale pink flowers to 15 mm in diameter; Distribution: Puebla, Mexico, Veracruz, Morelos, and Oaxaca.
Mammillaria haageana subs. acultzingensis (Lizen et al.) D.R.Hunt: It is usually solitary, has stems less than 10 cm in diameter, and deep carmine red flowers to 22 mm in
diameter; Distribution: Acultzingo, Veracruz.
Mammillaria haageana subs. conspicua (J.A.Purpus) D.R.Hunt: It is often solitary and has stems 10-11 cm in diameter; Distribution: Puebla, Oaxaca, and Morelos.
Mammillaria haageana subs. elegans D.R.Hunt: It is solitary, has stems 5-8 cm in diameter, and rose red flowers; Distribution: it is found in open, grassy areas in Puebla.
Mammillaria haageana subs. meissneri (Ehrenb.) U.Guzmán: = Mammillaria haageana subsp. schmollii
Mammillaria haageana subs. san-angelensis (Sánchez-Mej.) D.R.Hunt: It is usually solitary, has stems 4-7 cm in diameter, and pink to carmine red flowers; Distribution: It is found in the valley of Mexico.
Mammillaria haageana subs. schmollii (R.T.Craig) D.R.Hunt: It has narrower stems and reddish brown to black spines; Distribution: Mitla, Oaxaca.

Bibliography: Major references and further lectures
1) Nathaniel Lord Britton, Joseph Nelson Rose “Cactaceae: Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family” vol. 4 The Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington 1923
2) “Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information” H.M. Stationery Office, 1913
3) “Atlas cultural de México: Lingüística” Secretaría de Educación Pública, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 1988
4) Salvador Arias Montes, Susana Gama-López, L. Ulises Guzmán-Cruz “Flora del valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán: Cactaceae Juss”, Parte 95 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Biología, 2012

Cultivation and Propagation: Mammillaria haageanaSN|20850]]SN|20850]] subs. elegans is a free-flowering and relatively easy plant to grow.
Exposition: Full sun to light shade.
Watering: Water regularly in summer but do not over-water. Keep dry in winter. Hardy down to -4°C.
Growing tips: It is better that they be repotted regularly. Repotting will increase the number and size of stems, and will increase the number of flowers produced. Repot yearly until it reaches about 3 cm in size, then every two or three years will suffice. Repotting is best done at the end of winter, but it can be done at other time, too. Do not water for a couple of weeks after reporting, in order to reduce risk of root rot via broken roots.
Propagation: Seeds or offsets if available.

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