PLANTS Profile for Mammillaria heyderi var. heyderi (little nipple cactus)

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PLANTS Profile

Mammillaria heyderi Muehlenpf. var. heyderi
little nipple cactus

Symbol:

MAHEH2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Mammillaria heyderi Muehlenpf. var. heyderi

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Synonyms:
Mammillaria heyderi Muehlenpf. var. heyderi

	MAGUA	Mammillaria gummifera Engelm. var. applanata (Engelm.) L.D. Benson
	MAHEA	Mammillaria heyderi Muehlenpf. var. applanata Engelm.

Distribution:
Mammillaria heyderi Muehlenpf. var. heyderi


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AZ, CO, NM, OK, TX)

Related Taxa:
Mammillaria heyderi Muehlenpf. var. heyderi

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 16 species in Mammillaria, 5 varieties in Mammillaria heyderi Muehlenpf.

Classification:
Mammillaria heyderi Muehlenpf. var. heyderi

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Cactaceae – Cactus family
Genus	Mammillaria Haw. – globe cactus
Species	Mammillaria heyderi Muehlenpf. – little nipple cactus
Variety	Mammillaria heyderi Muehlenpf. var. heyderi – little nipple cactus

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Mammillaria heyderi Muehlenpf. var. heyderi

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Arizona:
Mammillaria gummifera var. applanata
		Salvage restricted

More Accounts and Images:
Mammillaria heyderi Muehlenpf. var. heyderi

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529092.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 07:06 PM CDT