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Mammillaria gigantea

Mammillaria gigantea
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent
Native range
Mexico (Guanajuato to San Luis Potosí and Jalisco)
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Mammillaria gigantea is a species of cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae native to Mexico. It is named for its large size.

Where it grows

Mammillaria gigantea is found in the mountainous regions of the Mexican states of Guanajuato, Durango, San Luis Potosí, and Querétaro, at altitudes between 1,750 and 2,400 m (5,740 and 7,870 ft).

Other Mammillaria plants

Mammillaria albicoma · Mammillaria albiflora · Mammillaria albilanata · Bernal Cactus · Mammillaria aureilanata · Mammillaria backebergiana · Mammillaria baumii · Mammillaria beneckei · Powder Puff Cactus · Mammillaria bombycina subsp. perezdelarosae · Mammillaria bombycina · Mammillaria brandegeei

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mammillaria gigantea 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.

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