Mammillaria carmenae

Mammillaria carmenae
M. carmenae, Volunteer Park Conservatory, Seattle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Mammillaria
Species:	M. carmenae
Binomial name
Mammillaria carmenae Castañeda (1953)

Mammillaria carmenae, the Isla Carmen pincushion cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae.

It is native to Tamaulipas state, in eastern central Mexico.

It grows to 8 cm (3 in) tall by 15 cm (6 in) broad. The clustered egg-shaped stems, 3–4 cm thick, are covered in creamy-coloured yellow down and bristles. In spring they bear pale cream or pink-tinged flowers with yellow centres.[1]

Taxonomy

Mammillaria carmenae was named by Marcelino Castañeda y Nuñez de Caceres in 1953, after his second wife, Carmen Gonzales-Castaneda.[2]

Cultivation

Mammillaria carmenae is one of several Mammillaria species to be cultivated.[3] In temperate regions it must be grown under glass with heat. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4][5]

References

1. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
2. "Mammillaria carmenae". Cactus Art. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
3. "Cactus Art - Mammillaria carmenae". Retrieved 26 June 2013.
4. "RHS Plant Selector - Mammillaria carmenae". Retrieved 3 January 2021.
5. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 63. Retrieved 25 March 2018.

Mammillaria carmenae