Mammillaria sonorensis var. hiltonii

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Mammillaria sonorensis var. hiltonii R.T.Craig
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 12: 156, fig. 1940 Without Latin diagnosis
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Mammillaria sonorensis R.T.Craig
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 12: 155. 1940

Origin and Habitat: San Bernardo and Guirocoba, Sonora (Mexico, Northern America)
Habitat and ecology: Foothills.

Synonyms:

Mammillaria sonorensis var. hiltonii R.T.Craig

See all synonyms of Mammillaria sonorensis

Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Mayo river cactus, Tesopaco cactus, Standley cactus, Yellow cactus, Sonora cactus, Movas cactus, Craig cactus
SPANISH (Español): Biznaga de craig, Biznaga del río mayo, Biznaga de tesopaco, Biznaga de standley, Biznaga de las movas, Biznaga amarilla, Biznaga de sonora,

Description: Central spines 1-3, to 54 mm. long, subulate; radial spines 7-8; tubercles large, 16 mm. in diameter.

Bibliography: Major references and further lectures
1) Howard Scott Gentry “Rio Mayo Plants: A Study of the Flora and Vegetation of the Valley of the Rio Mayo, Sonora” Carnegie Institution of Washington, page 195, 1942

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