Mammillaria thornberi


Description: 

Forms dense clusters of finger sized stems, usually about 5 to 8 cm tall,but in habitat sometimes much longer, each about 2 to 2.5cm wide. Axils are naked. Radial spines are slender 13 to 20 in number, white with dark brown to nearly black tips. There is usually 1 central spine, but sometimes 2 or 3, brownish or black, strongly hooked, sometimes all hooked if more present. Flowers are broad funnel shaped, purplish to lavender-pink.

Synonyms:

Mammillaria yaquensis
Ebnerella yaquensis
Chilita yaquensis
Neomammillaria yaquensis
Mammillaria thornberi -v- yaquensis

Plant Details
USDA Zone Information: 
9-11
Family: 
Cactaceae
Flower : 
Pinkish
Ideal Light Conditions: 
Partial shade to sun
Ideal Water Conditions: 
Moderate in Summer, Dry in Winter
Mature Height: 
6 in
Mature Width: 
12 in, forms clumps
Latin Name: 
Mammillaria thornberi
Common Name: 
Slender Pincushion

Corporate Clients (The King hangs hard)

Movies:

RoboCop (1987)
RoboCop 2 (1990)
Hot Pursuit (2015)

Television:

USA Network's Queen of the South (2019)

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New York Botanical Gardens
Oklahoma City Zoo/Botanical Gardens
Mercer Arboretum in Houston, Texas
Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, Michigan

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San Antonio, TX Zoo

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