Hey everyone,
I just bought this two little cacti and I'm trying to identify them
This is the first one. I think it might be a M. peninsularis (mostly because of the globose-flattened stem) but those big beautiful spines confuse me
This is the second one. I think it might be a M. tonalensis
Any help is greatly appreciated
Thanks in advance,
Ángel
Help IDing these Mammillaria cacti
Re: Help IDing these Mammillaria cacti
The first one reminds me Mammillaria compressa. Seeing some flowers will help.
If your cacti mess in your job just forget about the job.
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- Tom in Tucson
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Re: Help IDing these Mammillaria cacti
I agree with 7george on the 1st ID.
As to your 2nd guess, I disagree that it is Mammillaria_tonalensis for 2 reasons:
1. Mammillaria_tonalensis is rare in cultivation.
2. Your plant has weaker spines than are typical.
I suspect the 2nd one might be Mammillaria occidentalis or Mammillaria thornberi
As to your 2nd guess, I disagree that it is Mammillaria_tonalensis for 2 reasons:
1. Mammillaria_tonalensis is rare in cultivation.
2. Your plant has weaker spines than are typical.
I suspect the 2nd one might be Mammillaria occidentalis or Mammillaria thornberi
Re: Help IDing these Mammillaria cacti
Hi Tom,Tom in Tucson wrote: ↑Sun Mar 20, 2022 5:08 pm I agree with 7george on the 1st ID.
As to your 2nd guess, I disagree that it is Mammillaria_tonalensis for 2 reasons:
1. Mammillaria_tonalensis is rare in cultivation.
2. Your plant has weaker spines than are typical.
I suspect the 2nd one might be Mammillaria occidentalis or Mammillaria thornberi
Thanks for your help, I really appreciate it.
I discarded M. mazatanensis (M. occidentalis) and M. thornberi because those two have multiple hooked central spines and my little cactus has only one on each areole.
I have very little expirience with the genus and maybe those features I think are distinctive (the globose-flattened steam from the first one or the single hooked central spine on the second cactus) may change over time.
Re: Help IDing these Mammillaria cacti
1st Mammillaria nejapensis