Donate now to support the LLIFLE projects.
Your support is critical to our success.
Mammillaria lindsayi R.T.Craig
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 12: 182, fig. 1940
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Mammillaria standleyi (Britton & Rose) Orcutt
Cactography 8. 1926 [ cf: Gentry - Publ. Carnegie Inst. Wash. No. 527 (Rio Mayo Pl.) 196 (1942). ] Orcutt

Mammillaria lindsayi Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
After several years the plants branches from the base sometime forming very large clumps up to 1 m wide (space permitting!) but patience is required as it is also a fairly slow grower.

Synonyms:

See all synonyms of Mammillaria standleyi
back
Accepted name in llifle Database:
Mammillaria standleyi (Britton & Rose) Orcutt
Cactography 8. 1926 [ cf: Gentry - Publ. Carnegie Inst. Wash. No. 527 (Rio Mayo Pl.) 196 (1942). ]
Synonymy: 24
back

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Mammillaria standleyi group

  • Mammillaria floresii Fritz Schwarz: usually solitary. Central spines (2-)4, reddish 5-9 mm long. Radials few to 16, 4-8 mm long. Flowers purplish red to 12 mm long. Distribution: San Bernardo, Sonora.
  • Mammillaria lindsayi R.T.Craig: forms clumps up to 1 m wide, has white axillary wool and bristles. Radial spines 10-14 white, centrals 2-4 , straight, brown to black, flowers greenish yellow. Distribution: Chihuahua and Sinaloa, Mexico.
  • Mammillaria lindsayi var. cobrensis Repp.: is distinguishable from the type for the stem that is always solitary with a very woolly apex. The stem is dark green and it lacks of bristles in the woolly tubercles axil. Distribution: Barranca del Cobre, Chihuahua, Mexico.
  • Mammillaria lindsayi var. rubriflora Hils: as the name implies it has reddish flower.
  • Mammillaria miegiana W.H.Earle: mostly solitary with stems, densely covered by spines appearing white and producing large, dark reddish-pink flowers with scarlet midveins. Distribution: Northem Sonora.
  • Mammillaria standleyi (Britton & Rose) Orcutt: very variable, with white radial spine, brownish centrals and white wool between the tubercles. Flowers purplish up to 12 mm long. Distribution: Chihuahua, Sinaloa, and Sonora.

12132 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Mammillaria lindsayi Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
24717 xero Xero Sicyos
Mammillaria lindsayi Photo by: Xero Sicyos

12134 cactus-art Cactus Art
Mammillaria lindsayi Photo by: Cactus Art
12135 cactus-art Cactus Art
Mammillaria lindsayi Photo by: Cactus Art

12136 cactus-art Cactus Art
Mammillaria lindsayi Photo by: Cactus Art
12133 cactus-art Cactus Art
Mammillaria lindsayi Photo by: Cactus Art


Your Actions
Mammillaria Back to Mammillaria index
Cactaceae Back to Cactaceae index
Cacti Back to Cacti Encyclopedia index