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Mammillaria pottsii
Also called Pott's Nipple-cactus, Rattail Nipple Cactus
Mammillaria pottsii is a small, spiny, clustering cactus from the cactus family, native to south-west Texas and north-east Mexico. It is grown for its neat, slender spines and is easy to keep as long as it gets strong light, sharp drainage and little water.
Mammillaria pottsii, also known as fox-tail cactus or rat-tail nipple cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae. It was first described by Scheer ex Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. 1849: 104 (1850) According to the United Nations Environment Programme, M. leona is a synonym for M. pottsii.
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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.
