Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Mammillaria vetula
- Genus
- Mammillaria
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Cactaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded“The flowers are 12 mm long and wide, pale yellow with a pinkish or brownish midstripe.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Thimble Cactus itself; the rest are typical of the Cactaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Thimble Cactus
Thimble Cactus (Mammillaria vetula) belongs to the Cactaceae family.
Uses
In practice it is planted as an ornamental.
Botanical family
Cactaceae
Cactus family
Thimble Cactus belongs to the Cactaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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