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Mammillaria albiflora is a critically endangered species of cactus.
Mammillaria albiflora is native to the Mexican state of Guanajuato, found south of Pozos at elevations between 2,160 and 2,200 metres (7,090 and 7,220 ft), including along the road to San José Iturbide and at La Calera—locations roughly 50 km or more from the range of M. herrerae. It grows on sloping calcareous rock in semi-desert. Because it occurs in only one location with a limited range and its population is continuously declining, it is listed as Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The chief threat to its survival is illegal plant collecting by both amateurs and commercial collectors. A part of the location was fenced off in an attempt to protect it, but the fence was soon breached. The population fell from about 10,000 to about 5,000 individuals from 1993 to 2013.
Mammillaria albicoma · Mammillaria albilanata · Bernal Cactus · Mammillaria aureilanata · Mammillaria backebergiana · Mammillaria baumii · Mammillaria beneckei · Powder Puff Cactus · Mammillaria bombycina subsp. perezdelarosae · Mammillaria bombycina · Mammillaria brandegeei · Mammillaria candida
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mammillaria albiflora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
