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Mammillaria sempervivi

Scientific Name: Mammillaria sempervivi DC.
Synonym: Mammillaria caput-medusae
Family: Cactaceae

Mammillaria sempervivi at the Huntington Gardens in early July

Origin: Central and northern Mexico (Hidalgo, San Luis Potosi, Nuevo Leon, Guanajuato, Queretaro)

Growth Habits: Solitary or slowly clumping, 3 inches wide (7.5 cm)

Propagation: Seeds

Blooming Habits:
Whitish flowers with pinkish midstripe, 0.8 inches long and diameter (2 cm)

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