Mammilloydia candida is green, globe-shaped, but with age it becomes almost cylindrical. It can reach a diameter of about 15 centimetres (5.9 in) and a height of about 30 centimetres (12 in). As is usual in the genus Mammillaria, this plant has no ribs. The flowers are pink or white. The plant is covered by fine white hair. The spines are short, very numerous, usually snow white or brown.
The natural habitat of Mammilloydia candida is the desert. It grows in the thickets of xerophytic shrubs on calcareous soils, at an altitude of 500–2,500 metres (1,600–8,200 ft) above sea level.
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^Anderson, Edward F. (2001), The Cactus Family, Pentland, Oregon: Timber Press, ISBN978-0-88192-498-5, p. 450
Cacti Guide
Desert Tropical
EoL
Genus Mammilloydia in USDA
January 01, 1970
mammilloydia, genus, cactus, containing, sole, species, candida, snowball, cactus, snowball, cactus, scientific, classification, kingdom, plantae, clade, tracheophytes, clade, angiosperms, clade, eudicots, order, caryophyllales, family, cactaceae, subfamily, c. Mammilloydia is a genus of cactus containing the sole species Mammilloydia candida the snowball cactus 1 Snowball cactus Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Order Caryophyllales Family Cactaceae Subfamily Cactoideae Genus Mammilloydia Species M candida Binomial name Mammilloydia candida Scheidw Buxb Synonyms Chilita candida Scheidw OrcuttChilita estanzuelensis H Moeller ex A Berger Buxb Mammillaria candida Scheidw Mammillaria estanzuelensis H Moeller ex A BergerMammillaria ortizrubiana Bravo Werderm ex Backeb Mammilloydia candida subsp ortizrubiana Bravo KrainzMammilloydia ortizrubiana Bravo Buxb Neomammillaria ortizrubiana Bravo Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution 3 Habitat 4 ReferencesDescription editMammilloydia candida is green globe shaped but with age it becomes almost cylindrical It can reach a diameter of about 15 centimetres 5 9 in and a height of about 30 centimetres 12 in As is usual in the genus Mammillaria this plant has no ribs The flowers are pink or white The plant is covered by fine white hair The spines are short very numerous usually snow white or brown Distribution editThis species originates from Mexico Coahuila Nuevo Leon San Luis Potosi and Tamaulipas Habitat editThe natural habitat of Mammilloydia candida is the desert It grows in the thickets of xerophytic shrubs on calcareous soils at an altitude of 500 2 500 metres 1 600 8 200 ft above sea level References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mammilloydia Anderson Edward F 2001 The Cactus Family Pentland Oregon Timber Press ISBN 978 0 88192 498 5 p 450 Cacti Guide Desert Tropical EoL Genus Mammilloydia in USDA Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mammilloydia amp oldid 1190056025, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
