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Mammillaria spinosissima
Spiny Pincushion Cactus; Red-Headed Irishman

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DERIVATION
spinosissima - most spiny, spiniest
FAMILY Cactaceae (Cactus Family)  Other Plants in the Cactus Family
HABIT Cactus/succulent
GROWTH FORM Clump-forming
RANGE S Mexico (Durango to Morelos, Guerrero)
FLOWERS Pink (Magenta)
HARDINESS USDA Zone 10 (Coldest zone where hardy)
SUN REQUIREMENTS Sun
COMMON NAME(S) Spiny Pincushion Cactus | Red-Headed Irishman

5 Individual Locations for Mammillaria spinosissima
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052328*1 2005 Greenhouse
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130140*1 2013 Propagation
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130140*2 2013 Greenhouse
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161369*1 2016 Greenhouse
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232397*1 2023 Greenhouse

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