Mammillaria dioica K.Brandegee
Fish-Hook Cactus
Cactaceae - Caryophyllales
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Protologue: Erythea 5: 115 (1897)
Pronunciation: Mam-mil-là-ri-a di-ò-i-ca
Etymology: L. mammilla, a nipple, in reference to the nipple-shaped/colored fruits
+ dioecious, having separate male and female plants
Jepson eFlora Treatment
Jepson eFlora Key to Mammillaria taxa
SD County Synoptic Voucher
Distribution:
LEFT: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). RIGHT: GBIF (http://gbif.org). Accessed 15 Apr 2020.
Note, in San Diego County, distribution along coast and in desert and not in the intervening mountain range.
Images:
Mammillaria dioica
Stems are short, usually solitary. Note ring of flowers below apex.
Mammillaria dioica
Close-up of open flower, showing numerous yellow stamens and green stigma branches. Note solitary, hooked (uncinate) central leaf spines.
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