2 Mamms

LeeVan · Post by **LeeVan** » Sun May 09, 2010 11:41 am

Hi,
1# was tagged as M. albilanata...

2# No name, bought it years ago and is now almost 12cm wide.

Tnx L.

iann · Post by **iann** » Sun May 09, 2010 1:57 pm

First one could be M. albilanata. Second looks like M. hahniana.

LeeVan · Post by **LeeVan** » Mon May 10, 2010 12:30 am

Thanks Iann, I was never sure about the hahniana ID for Nr 2 because it didn't have bristles and up to six centrals. The flower looks right.

Gr. L.

TimN · Post by **TimN** » Mon May 10, 2010 4:23 am

Perhaps I'm wrong, but I would call the hairs on that M. hahniana bristles. On cactus, I think there are bristles, spines, or felt. Bristles range from hair-like to spine-ish.

I'd call that an M. hahniana.

iann · Post by **iann** » Mon May 10, 2010 10:57 am

Seems normal enough for M. hahniana although perhaps a subspecies like ssp woodsii that has more centrals.

The first one might be M. hahniana too. It has rather bristly radial spines as well as a good set of bristles in the axils, not common features in M. albilanata.