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Mammillaria weingartiana is a small, solitary or clumping globular cactus from Nuevo León, Mexico, grown for its spiny, glossy dark green stems. The key to growing it is sharp drainage, bright light, and a dry rest in winter.
Mammillaria weingartiana is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Nuevo León state, Mexico.
They live within a terrestrial system, and their habitat can be found on sloping terrains among chalky rocks in deserts in Nuevo León in Mexico at elevations between 2000 and 2300 meters.. The subpopulations are small and scattered widely within a large range. Plants are found growing along with Opuntia rastrera, Cylindropuntia tunicata, and Asphodeline lutea.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mammillaria weingartiana 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.
