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Mammillaria pottsii Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Genus: Mammillaria Species: M. pottsii Binomial name Mammillaria pottsii
Scheer ex Salm-DyckSynonyms Cactus pottsii
Chilita pottsii
Leptocladia leona
Mammillaria leona
Neomammillaria pottsiiMammillaria pottsii, also known as fox-tail cactus or rat-tail nipple cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the Cactaceae family.[1] It was first described by Scheer ex Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. 1849: 104 (1850)[2] According to the United Nations Environment Programme, M. leona is a synonym for M. pottsii.[3]
References
- ^ "Mammillaria pottsii". Flora of North America. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242415363. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "Mammillaria pottsii". http://www.mammillarias.net/gallery/mammillaria_species.php?searchstring=pottsii&lg=uk. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "Mammilaria pottsii". United Nations Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring Centre. http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/isdb/CITES/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm?displaylanguage=eng&source=plants&Genus=Mammillaria&Species=pottsii&Country=&tabname=names. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
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