Mammillaria schwarzii

Mammillaria schwarzii
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Mammillaria
Species:	M. schwarzii
Binomial name
Mammillaria schwarzii Shurly

Mammillaria schwarzii is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Guanajuato state in Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts.

Thought to be extinct for some time, it was rediscovered in 1987.[1]

References

1. [Fitz Maurice, W.A. & Fitz Maurice, B. 2002. Mammillaria schwarzii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.]