- Mammillaria microthele
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Mammillaria microthele 
Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Genus: Mammillaria Species: M. microthele Binomial name Mammillaria microthele
Muehlenpf.Mammillaria microthele is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species is sometimes considered a subspecies of Mammillaria formosa.
Source
- Hernández, H.M., Gómez-Hinostrosa, C. & Goettsch, B. 2002. Mammillaria microthele. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.
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