

Mammillaria vetula
Mammillaria vetula
Mammillaria vetula Mart. 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 MEXICO, MXEDU, NORTHERNAMERICA, MXECO, MXEHI, MXEAG, MXECU, MXETA, MXG, MXEGU, MXE, MXG_VC; Mexico (Guanajuato to Veracruz).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 vetula Mart.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:151836-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Mammillaria vetula". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7282091 ↩
Measured
Draining Mix
Mexico (Guanajuato to Veracruz)
Automatically collected source range/note: MEXICO, MXE_DU, NORTHERN_AMERICA, MXE_CO, MXE_HI, MXE_AG, MXE_CU, MXE_TA, MXG, MXE_GU, MXE, MXG_VC; Mexico (Guanajuato to Veracruz).