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Mammillaria glochidiata
A small, clustering cactus from Mexico, native to hot desert slopes in the Barranca de Tolimán, Hidalgo. It is grown as a succulent in pots and needs very sharp drainage and plenty of sun.
Mammillaria glochidiata is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it is known from the Barranca de Tolimán in Hidalgo. Its natural habitat is hot deserts. It was classed as Extinct in the wild but since 2013, it has been classed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mammillaria glochidiata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
