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Mammillaria cylindrica

Mammillaria cylindrica

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Source-backed classification draft for Mammillaria cylindrica.

Scientific taxonomy article

Mammillaria cylindrica

Mammillaria cylindrica Hitchen ex J.Forbes 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

POWO records the plant context as Unknown, Unknown.1

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Mammillaria cylindrica Hitchen ex J.Forbes". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:134471-1 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Mammillaria cylindrica". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3084158 ↩

Plants In This Group

Mammillaria cylindrica

Mammillaria cylindrica

Mammillaria cylindrica

Mammillaria cylindrica (often classified under or associated with Mammillaria backebergiana) is a popular, columnar succulent belonging to the Cactaceae family. Characterized by its dense spination and cylindrical growth habit, it produces beautiful rings of purple pink flowers near the crown during spring, making it a highly desirable species for collectors .