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Mammillaria bombycina subs. perezdelarosae (Bravo & Scheinvar) D.R.Hunt
Mammillaria Postscripts 6: 5 (1997)
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Mammillaria perezdelarosae Bravo & Scheinvar
Cact. Suc. Mex. 30(4): 76 (1985).

Mammillaria bombycina subs. perezdelarosae (Mammillaria perezdelarosae) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
Similar to the related Mammillaria bombycina, it differs in its darker centrals and denser, pectinately arranged radials that completely conceal the epidermis, and in its paler pink flowers.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria perezdelarosae Bravo & Scheinvar
Cact. Suc. Mex. 30(4): 76 (1985).
Synonymy: 4 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria perezdelarosae f. cristata hort.
(Oftens found as M. perez-de-la-rosae.)

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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Mammillaria bombycina group

  • Mammillaria bombycina Quehl: Solitary or clustering cactus, some clones cluster aggressively and can form 50-90 cm wide mounds. It combines clean, glassy white radial spines with hooked reddish-brown centrals.This plant will produce several complete circles of contrasting light carmine flowers.
  • Mammillaria bombycina f. albicentralis hort.: Has evenly white or creamy-white hooked central spines, (tips never reddish-brown). Cultivated form.
  • Mammillaria bombycina f. flavispina hort.: Has evenly creamy-yellow or yellow hooked central spines, (tips never reddish-brown). Cultivated form.
  • Mammillaria bombycina f. monstruosa green clone hort.: It is a strange monstrous cactus cultivar that forms very rubbery and squishy green and purple glob.
  • Mammillaria bombycina f. monstruosa white clone hort.: It cluster aggressively and forms a gorgeous white mounds with a fluffy appearance.
  • Mammillaria bombycina cv. Split Spine: This very rare cultivar has unique "Split spines". This is an exclusive feature never seen in other cacti.
  • Mammillaria perezdelarosae Bravo & Scheinvar: Differs from Mammillaria bombycina in its darker centrals and denser, pectinately arranged radials that completely conceal the epidermis, and in its paler pink flowers.
  • Mammillaria perezdelarosae subs. andersoniana W.A.Fitz Maur. & B.Fitz Maur.: distinguishable for the smaller size, slower growth and straight central spines (not hooked). It is believed to be one of the most beautiful Mammillaria. Distribution: Northeast, Zacatecas, Municipio Via Garcia
  • Mammillaria perezdelarosae f. cristata hort.: crested form with stems densely covered with glassy white radial spines with hooked dark-brown centrals. It is one of the more beautiful crested Mammillaria.


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Mammillaria bombycina subs. perezdelarosae (Mammillaria perezdelarosae) Photo by: Andrea B.
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Mammillaria bombycina subs. perezdelarosae (Mammillaria perezdelarosae) Photo by: Agócs György

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Mammillaria bombycina subs. perezdelarosae (Mammillaria perezdelarosae) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Mammillaria bombycina subs. perezdelarosae (Mammillaria perezdelarosae) Photo by: Cactus Art

5965 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Mammillaria bombycina subs. perezdelarosae (Mammillaria perezdelarosae) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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Mammillaria bombycina subs. perezdelarosae (Mammillaria perezdelarosae) Photo by: Cactus Art

2624 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Mammillaria bombycina subs. perezdelarosae (Mammillaria perezdelarosae) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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Mammillaria bombycina subs. perezdelarosae (Mammillaria perezdelarosae) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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