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Mammillaria formosa Galeotti ex Scheidw.
Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles v. (1838) 497 [et: Allg. Gartenzeitung (Otto & Dietrich) 12: 186. 1844 ]
Family: CACTACEAE

Mammillaria formosa Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
This Mammillaria gets only better looking with age. It will continue to put on more and more heads, as well as more white cotton topping.

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria formosa Galeotti ex Scheidw.
Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles v. (1838) 497 [et: Allg. Gartenzeitung (Otto & Dietrich) 12: 186. 1844 ]
Synonymy: 7 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria formosa subs. chionocephala (J.A.Purpus) D.R.Hunt
Mammillaria Postscripts 7: 3 (1998)
Synonymy: 10 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria formosa subs. microthele (Muehlenpf.) D.R.Hunt
Mammillaria Postscripts 6: 9 (1997)
Synonymy: 8 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria formosa subs. pseudocrucigera (R.T.Craig) D.R.Hunt
Mammillaria Postscripts 6: 10 (1997)
Synonymy: 2
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Owl Eyes, Royal Cross
RUSSIAN (Русский): Маммиллярия красивая
UKRAINIAN (Українська): Мамілярія прекрасна, Мамілярія красива, Мамілярія формоза

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

  • Mammillaria formosa Galeotti ex Scheidw.: has pale pink flowers and 20-22 white radial spines. Distribution: Coahuila, Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Zacatecas, Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, and San Luis Potosi.
  • Mammillaria formosa subs. chionocephala (J.A.Purpus) D.R.Hunt: is typically wrapped on the upper part with a dense snow-white wool, so that only the tips of the tubercles visible. Distribution: Highlands of central Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Durango).
  • Mammillaria formosa subs. microthele (Muehlenpf.) D.R.Hunt: has nearly pure white flowers and 22-24 flattened and bristle-like radials. Description: Coahuila, Guanajuato, Tamaulipas, and San Luis Potosi.
  • Mammillaria formosa subs. microthele var. superfina hort.: it is a particular nice selected form with very small tubercles and spines.
  • Mammillaria formosa subs. pseudocrucigera (R.T.Craig) D.R.Hunt: has distinctly pink flowers with white margins and only 18 radials, often lacking on mature areoles. Distribution: Queretaro and Guanajuato.


7176 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Mammillaria formosa Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
7178 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Mammillaria formosa Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

7177 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Mammillaria formosa Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
7179 cactus-art Cactus Art
Mammillaria formosa Photo by: Cactus Art

18042 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
REP1064 (Collector: Werner Reppenhagen) La Jolla, Cerro Cuervo, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, 2150 m a.s.l. Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
7181 cactus-art Cactus Art
Mammillaria formosa Photo by: Cactus Art

7180 cactus-art Cactus Art
Mammillaria formosa Photo by: Cactus Art
18432 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
SB11 (Collector: Steven Brack) Salinas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli


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