Mammillaria formosa
Mammillaria formosa
Mammillaria formosa Galeotti ex Scheidw. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Mammillaria.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is MXEAG, MXECU, MXEHI, MXEZA, MXEQU, MXEGU, MXS, MXSMI, MXSJA, MXESL, MXSCL, MXS_GR; NE. Mexico (to Michoacán).1
POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, desert or dry shrubland.1
This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.
References
- Plants of the World Online. "Mammillaria formosa Galeotti ex Scheidw.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:134589-1 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Mammillaria formosa". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7280355 ↩
Measured
Draining Mix
NE. Mexico (to Michoacán)
Automatically collected source range/note: MXE_AG, MXE_CU, MXE_HI, MXE_ZA, MXE_QU, MXE_GU, MXS, MXS_MI, MXS_JA, MXE_SL, MXS_CL, MXS_GR; NE. Mexico (to Michoacán).