Mammillaria petterssonii

Mammillaria petterssonii is a species of cactus in the genus Mammillaria, native to northeast and southwest Mexico.[1] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]

Mammillaria petterssonii
Beginning to flower in January in Zacatecas, Mexico
Close-up of flowers ringing the crown
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Mammillaria
Species:
M. petterssonii
Binomial name
Mammillaria petterssonii
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Mammillaria apozolensis Repp.
    • Mammillaria apozolensis var. saltensis Repp.
    • Mammillaria heeseana McDowell
    • Mammillaria huiguerensis Repp.
    • Mammillaria obscura Hildm.
    • Neomammillaria obscura (Hildm.) Britton & Rose
    • Neomammillaria petterssonii (Hildm.) Britton & Rose

References
  1. "Mammillaria petterssonii Hildm". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. "Mammillaria petterssonii". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 1 April 2021.


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