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Mammillaria compressa
About
Mammillaria compressa, commonly called mother of hundreds, is a species of cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae. It is native to northern and southern Mexico, and is cultivated as an ornamental plant. It blooms in the winter and early spring, with bell-shaped flowers that range from a purplish pink to red color. Its curved spines were traditionally used as hooks for fishing.
- Family
- Cactaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Mammillaria compressa
- Slug
- mammillaria-compressa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Mammillaria
- Species
- compressa
- Wikidata QID
- Q138652
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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