Mammillaria elongata

Mammillaria elongata
Mammillaria elongata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Mammillaria
Species: M. elongata
Binomial name
Mammillaria elongata

Mammillaria elongata is a species of flowering plant in the Cactaceae family.

Cultivars

  1. Ladyfinger Cactus, Golden Stars
  2. 'Copper King'
  3. 'Cristata' (Brain Cactus)
  4. 'Julio'

requires full sun. water in summer. keep cool, dry and frost free in winter. flowers whitish to yellowish, an easy variety.

References

  • Maria Papafotiou, George N. Balotis, Panayiota T. Louka and John Chronopoulos, (2004) In vitro plant regeneration of Mammillaria elongata normal and cristate forms, Volume 65, Number 2.


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