Mammillaria multihamata

Mammillaria multihamata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Mammillaria
Species:
M. multihamata
Binomial name
Mammillaria multihamata
Synonyms[2]
  • Chilita multihamata (Boed.) Orcutt
  • Ebnerella multihamata (Boed.) Buxb.
  • Mammillaria marcosii W.A.Fitz Maur., B.Fitz Maur. & Glass
  • Neomammillaria multihamata (Boed.) Britton & Rose

Mammillaria multihamata is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae. It is a succulent cactus subshrub endemic to northeastern Mexico, where it ranges from Guanajuato to San Luis Potosí.[2] Its natural habitat is submontane semi-desert matorral (shrubland), where it grows in steeply sloping volcanic rocky terrain at about 1200 meters elevation.[1]

The IUCN Red List assesses the species as Critically Endangered, under the synonym Mammillaria marcosii.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Fitz Maurice, B.; Fitz Maurice, W.A.; Guadalupe Martínez, J.; Sánchez, E. (2013). "Mammillaria marcosii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013 e.T40840A2936060. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T40840A2936060.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Mammillaria multihamata Boed". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 March 2026.