Mammillaria missouriensis
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Mammillaria missouriensis, Sweet (M. Nuttallii, Engelm.). Nearly simple, 1-2 in. diam.: tubercles cylindric-conical, loose and spreading, slightly grooved: spines white, weak, puberulent, not hiding the body; radials 12-17, spreading; central one longer and stouter, often wanting: fls about 1 in. long, yellow to fawn-color, with reddish streak; sepals fimbriate; petals acute or acuminate: berry red, the shape and size of a small pea; seeds black and pitted. Mont, to Kans. and E. Colo. Var. similis, Engelm. Cespitose, in clumps often a foot broad: spines fewer: fl. and fr. larger. Kansas River to Texas. Var. robustior, Engelm. (M. Wissmannii, Hildmann). Almost simple: tubercles longer and looser: spines smooth, rather short and stout; radials 10-12; central 1: fls. even larger than in M. similis. Texas.
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- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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