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Mammillaria laui is a small, solitary globular cactus from Tamaulipas, Mexico, prized for its dense white spines and bright pink flowers. Give it sharp drainage, strong sun and dry conditions, and water sparingly.
Mammillaria laui is a species of cactus in the genus Mammillaria, native to Tamaulipas state in Mexico. A number of subspecies were described, occurring along an elevation gradient; these are no longer accepted. It is listed as Critically Endangered (CR) in the wild.
This species is found between Ciudad Victoria and Jaumave in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, where it inhabits mountainous regions between 800 and 1,700 meters (2,600 and 5,600 ft) elevation.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mammillaria laui 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.
