Mammillaria longiflora
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Neomammillaria longiflora, Chilita longiflora, Krainzia longiflora, Phellosperma longiflora, Mammillaria stamperfi
|
To view publication details for this taxon and related synonyms Click Here. |
To view a chart comparing alternate taxonomy Click Here. |
|
Original Description: The Cactaceae 4
p.163 - Britton & Rose (1920)Solitary or clustered, small, 3 cm in diameter, apparently not at all milky; tubercles small, terete, not grooved on upper side, 5 to 7 mm long, rather closely set and nearly hidden by the spines; radial spines about 30, acicular, 10 to 13 mm long, yellow or straw-colored, somewhat spreading; central spines 4, reddish brown, much stouter than the radials, 3 of them stright, about length of radials, 1 of them hooked at apex, twice as long as others; flowers several, even on small plants, borne near top, 2 cm long or more, with a distinct narrow tube; perianth-segments pinkish, oblong, acute; ovary very small, ovoid, more or less sunken in the axils, thin above and perhaps opening by an operculum, the lower part with the seeds persisting for years; seeds nearly globose, minutely pitted, 1 to 1.5 mm in diameter, black with prominent white hilum. |
 This icon appears next to images that have been 3rd party verified. Click Here to learn more. Click any picture below to enlarge. |

M. longiflora
|
Picture taken at: Gunnar's Private Collection
Photographer: Gunnar Hatletveit
Photographer's Website: Click Here
|

M. longiflora
|
Picture taken at: Ralf Holzheu's Private Collection
Photographer: Ralf Holzheu
Photographer's Website: Click Here
|

M. longiflora
|
Picture taken at: Ralf Holzheu's Private Collection
Photographer: Ralf Holzheu
Photographer's Website: Click Here
|

M. longiflora
|
Picture taken at: Vladimir Malov's Private Collection
Photographer: Vladimir Malov
|

M. longiflora
|
Picture taken at: Vladimir Malov's Private Collection
Photographer: Vladimir Malov
|

M. longiflora
|
Picture taken at: Juergen Menzel's Private Collection
Photographer: Juergen Menzel
Photographer's Website: Click Here
|
Mammillaria longiflora subsp. stamperfi
Common Name(s):
Synonym(s): Neomammillaria longiflora, Chilita longiflora, Krainzia longiflora, Phellosperma longiflora, Mammillaria stamperfi
|
To view publication details for this taxon and related synonyms Click Here. |
To view a chart comparing alternate taxonomy Click Here. |
|
 This icon appears next to images that have been 3rd party verified. Click Here to learn more. Click any picture below to enlarge. |

M. longiflora subsp. stamperfi
|
Picture taken at: CandJ Cactus Nursery, Vista, CA
Photographer: Daiv Freeman
|
*Currently 171 of 171 known species are represented on CactiGuide.com.
 Do you have images of this species that would complement this page?
Visit the Big Picture Project to to learn how you can contribute.
|
|