Mammillaria polythele
Encyclopedia
Mammillaria polythele is a cactus
in the genus
Mammillaria
, in Mexico
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Solitary plants are cylindrical, with erect stem to about 24 inches high and 3 to 4 inches in diameter. The color is dark green to blue green.
Cactus
A cactus is a member of the plant family Cactaceae. Their distinctive appearance is a result of adaptations to conserve water in dry and/or hot environments. In most species, the stem has evolved to become photosynthetic and succulent, while the leaves have evolved into spines...
in the genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Mammillaria
Mammillaria
The genus Mammillaria is one of the largest in the cactus family , with currently 171 known species and varieties recognized. Most of the mammillarias are native to Mexico, but some come from the southwest USA, the Caribbean, Colombia, Venezuela, Guatemala and Honduras.The first was described by...
, in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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Solitary plants are cylindrical, with erect stem to about 24 inches high and 3 to 4 inches in diameter. The color is dark green to blue green.
Refercences
- Mammillarias.net page on M. polythele. Accessed 2 May 2009.