- Snowball cactus
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Snowball cactus Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Subfamily: Cactoideae Tribe: Cacteae Genus: Mammilloydia
Buxb.Species: M. candida Binomial name Mammilloydia candida
(Scheidw.) Buxb.Synonyms Chilita candida (Scheidw.) Orcutt
Chilita estanzuelensis (H.Moeller ex A.Berger) Buxb.
Mammillaria candida Scheidw.
Mammillaria estanzuelensis H.Moeller ex A.Berger
Mammillaria ortizrubiana (Bravo) Werderm. ex Backeb.
Mammilloydia candida subsp. ortizrubiana (Bravo) Krainz
Mammilloydia ortizrubiana (Bravo) Buxb.
Neomammillaria ortizrubiana BravoThe snowball cactus (Mammilloydia candida) is a species of cacti and the sole species of the genus Mammilloydia. It originates from Mexico.
Categories:- Cacti
- Flora of Mexico
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