Mammillaria wrightii var. wrightii
Common names: Wright’s fishhook cactus
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 250.
Revision as of 22:23, 16 December 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Stem tubercles 8–24 mm. Radial spines usually 8–15 per areole. Flowers 2.5–7.5 cm diam. Fruits 12.5–26 mm diam.
Phenology: Flowering summer; fruiting fall.
Habitat: Semidesert grasslands, plains grasslands, pinyon-juniper woodlands, gentle slopes, mesas, valleys, usually on alluvial or igneous substrates
Elevation: 1200-2100(-3000) m
Distribution
Ariz., N.Mex., Tex.
Discussion
Mammillaria wrightii var. wrightii is sometimes sympatric with M. viridiflora, but usually occupies deeper soils.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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