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== Classification by Joël Lodé == | == Classification by Joël Lodé == | ||
Following the taxonomy of '''Joël Lodé (2015)''', the genus is maintained in a broad sense but strictly organized. Lodé recognizes | Following the taxonomy of '''Joël Lodé (2015)''', the genus is maintained in a broad sense but strictly organized. Lodé recognizes **160 Species** and **149 Subspecies**. | ||
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== Species and Subspecies List == | |||
''Note: Species with recognized subspecies are in bold.'' | |||
* [[Mammillaria albicoma]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria albiflora]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria albilanata]]''' | |||
** [[Mammillaria albilanata subsp. albilanata]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria albilanata subsp. oaxacana]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria albilanata subsp. reppenhagenii]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria albilanata subsp. tegelbergiana]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria anniana]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria aureilanata]]''' | |||
* [[Mammillaria albilanata subsp. albilanata]] | ** [[Mammillaria aureilanata subsp. aureilanata]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria albilanata subsp. oaxacana]] | ** [[Mammillaria aureilanata subsp. alba]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria albilanata subsp. reppenhagenii]] | * '''[[Mammillaria backebergiana]]''' | ||
* [[Mammillaria albilanata subsp. tegelbergiana]] | ** [[Mammillaria backebergiana subsp. backebergiana]] | ||
** [[Mammillaria backebergiana subsp. ernestii]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria barbata]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria baumii]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria beneckei]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria aureilanata subsp. aureilanata]] | * [[Mammillaria bertholdii]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria aureilanata subsp. alba]] | * [[Mammillaria blossfeldiana]] | ||
* '''[[Mammillaria bocasana]]''' | |||
** [[Mammillaria bocasana subsp. bocasana]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria backebergiana subsp. backebergiana]] | ** [[Mammillaria bocasana subsp. eschauzieri]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria backebergiana subsp. ernestii]] | * [[Mammillaria bocensis]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria boelderliana]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria bombycina]]''' | |||
** [[Mammillaria bombycina subsp. bombycina]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria bombycina subsp. perezdelarosae]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria boolii]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria brandegeei]]''' | |||
** [[Mammillaria brandegeei subsp. brandegeei]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria brandegeei subsp. gabbii]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria brandegeei subsp. glareosa]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria brandegeei subsp. lewisiana]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria capensis]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria carmenae]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria bocasana subsp. bocasana]] | * [[Mammillaria carretii]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria bocasana subsp. eschauzieri]] | * '''[[Mammillaria coahuilensis]]''' | ||
** [[Mammillaria coahuilensis subsp. coahuilensis]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria coahuilensis subsp. albiarmata]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria columbiana]]''' | |||
** [[Mammillaria columbiana subsp. columbiana]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria columbiana subsp. yucatanensis]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria compressa]]''' | |||
* [[Mammillaria bombycina subsp. bombycina]] | ** [[Mammillaria compressa subsp. compressa]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria bombycina subsp. perezdelarosae]] | ** [[Mammillaria compressa subsp. centralifera]] | ||
* '''[[Mammillaria crinita]]''' | |||
** [[Mammillaria crinita subsp. crinita]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria crinita subsp. leucantha]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria crinita subsp. wildii]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria brandegeei subsp. brandegeei]] | * '''[[Mammillaria crucigera]]''' | ||
* [[Mammillaria brandegeei subsp. gabbii]] | ** [[Mammillaria crucigera subsp. crucigera]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria brandegeei subsp. glareosa]] | ** [[Mammillaria crucigera subsp. tlalocii]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria brandegeei subsp. lewisiana]] | * '''[[Mammillaria decipiens]]''' | ||
** [[Mammillaria decipiens subsp. decipiens]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria decipiens subsp. albescens]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria decipiens subsp. camptotricha]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria deherdtiana]]''' | |||
** [[Mammillaria deherdtiana subsp. deherdtiana]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria deherdtiana subsp. dodsonii]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria densispina]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria dioica]]''' | |||
** [[Mammillaria dioica subsp. dioica]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria dioica subsp. angelensis]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria dioica subsp. estebanensis]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria discolor]]''' | |||
** [[Mammillaria discolor subsp. discolor]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria coahuilensis subsp. coahuilensis]] | ** [[Mammillaria discolor subsp. esperanzaensis]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria coahuilensis subsp. albiarmata]] | * [[Mammillaria dixanthocentron]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria duoformis]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria duwei]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria columbiana subsp. columbiana]] | * [[Mammillaria echinate]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria columbiana subsp. yucatanensis]] | * [[Mammillaria eichlamii]] | ||
* '''[[Mammillaria elongata]]''' | |||
** [[Mammillaria elongata subsp. elongata]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria compressa subsp. compressa]] | ** [[Mammillaria elongata subsp. echinaria]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria compressa subsp. centralifera]] | * [[Mammillaria eriacantha]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria erythrosperma]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria evermanniana]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria crinita subsp. crinita]] | * '''[[Mammillaria fittkaui]]''' | ||
* [[Mammillaria crinita subsp. leucantha]] | ** [[Mammillaria fittkaui subsp. fittkaui]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria crinita subsp. wildii]] | ** [[Mammillaria fittkaui subsp. limonensis]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria flavicentra]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria formosa]]''' | |||
* [[Mammillaria crucigera subsp. crucigera]] | ** [[Mammillaria formosa subsp. formosa]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria crucigera subsp. tlalocii]] | ** [[Mammillaria formosa subsp. chionocephala]] | ||
** [[Mammillaria formosa subsp. microthele]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria formosa subsp. pseudocrucigera]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria decipiens subsp. decipiens]] | * [[Mammillaria gasseriana]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria decipiens subsp. albescens]] | * '''[[Mammillaria geminispina]]''' | ||
* [[Mammillaria decipiens subsp. camptotricha]] | ** [[Mammillaria geminispina subsp. geminispina]] | ||
** [[Mammillaria geminispina subsp. leucocentra]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria gigantea]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria deherdtiana subsp. deherdtiana]] | * '''[[Mammillaria glassii]]''' | ||
* [[Mammillaria deherdtiana subsp. dodsonii]] | ** [[Mammillaria glassii subsp. glassii]] | ||
** [[Mammillaria glassii subsp. ascensionis]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria glochidiata]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria grahamii]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria grusonii]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria dioica subsp. dioica]] | * [[Mammillaria guelzowiana]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria dioica subsp. angelensis]] | * [[Mammillaria guerreronis]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria dioica subsp. estebanensis]] | * '''[[Mammillaria haageana]]''' | ||
** [[Mammillaria haageana subsp. haageana]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria haageana subsp. conspicua]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria discolor subsp. discolor]] | ** [[Mammillaria haageana subsp. elegans]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria discolor subsp. esperanzaensis]] | ** [[Mammillaria haageana subsp. schmollii]] | ||
* '''[[Mammillaria hahniana]]''' | |||
** [[Mammillaria hahniana subsp. hahniana]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria hahniana subsp. bravoae]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria hahniana subsp. mendeliana]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria hernandezii]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria herrerae]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria heyderi]]''' | |||
** [[Mammillaria heyderi subsp. heyderi]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria heyderi subsp. gaumeri]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria heyderi subsp. gummifera]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria heyderi subsp. hemisphaerica]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria heyderi subsp. macdougalii]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria elongata subsp. elongata]] | ** [[Mammillaria heyderi subsp. meiacantha]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria elongata subsp. echinaria]] | * '''[[Mammillaria huitzilopochtli]]''' | ||
** [[Mammillaria huitzilopochtli subsp. huitzilopochtli]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria huitzilopochtli subsp. niduliformis]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria humboldtii]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria hutchisoniana]]''' | |||
** [[Mammillaria hutchisoniana subsp. hutchisoniana]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria hutchisoniana subsp. louisae]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria insularis]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria jaliscana]]''' | |||
* [[Mammillaria fittkaui subsp. fittkaui]] | ** [[Mammillaria jaliscana subsp. jaliscana]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria fittkaui subsp. limonensis]] | ** [[Mammillaria jaliscana subsp. zacatecasensis]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria johnstonii]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria karwinskiana]]''' | |||
** [[Mammillaria karwinskiana subsp. karwinskiana]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria karwinskiana subsp. beiselii]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria formosa subsp. formosa]] | ** [[Mammillaria karwinskiana subsp. collinsii]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria formosa subsp. chionocephala]] | ** [[Mammillaria karwinskiana subsp. nejapensis]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria formosa subsp. microthele]] | * [[Mammillaria klissingiana]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria formosa subsp. pseudocrucigera]] | * [[Mammillaria knippeliana]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria kraehenbuehlii]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria lasiacantha]]''' | |||
** [[Mammillaria lasiacantha subsp. lasiacantha]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria lasiacantha subsp. hyaline]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria geminispina subsp. geminispina]] | ** [[Mammillaria lasiacantha subsp. magallanii]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria geminispina subsp. leucocentra]] | * '''[[Mammillaria laui]]''' | ||
** [[Mammillaria laui subsp. laui]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria laui subsp. dasyacantha]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria laui subsp. subducta]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria lentis]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria glassii subsp. glassii]] | * [[Mammillaria lindsayi]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria glassii subsp. ascensionis]] | * [[Mammillaria lloydii]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria longicoma]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria longiflora]]''' | |||
** [[Mammillaria longiflora subsp. longiflora]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria longiflora subsp. stamperi]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria longimamma]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria luethyi]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria magnifica]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria magnimamma]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria mainiae]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria mammillaris]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria marksiana]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria mathildae]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria matudae]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria mazatlanensis]]''' | |||
** [[Mammillaria mazatlanensis subsp. mazatlanensis]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria mazatlanensis subsp. patonii]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria melaleuca]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria melanocentra]]''' | |||
* [[Mammillaria haageana subsp. haageana]] | ** [[Mammillaria melanocentra subsp. melanocentra]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria haageana subsp. conspicua]] | ** [[Mammillaria melanocentra subsp. linaresensis]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria haageana subsp. elegans]] | ** [[Mammillaria melanocentra subsp. rubrograndis]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria haageana subsp. schmollii]] | * [[Mammillaria mercadensis]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria meyranii]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria microhelia]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria hahniana subsp. hahniana]] | * [[Mammillaria mieheana]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria hahniana subsp. bravoae]] | * [[Mammillaria moelleriana]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria hahniana subsp. mendeliana]] | * [[Mammillaria morganiana]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria muehlenpfordtii]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria multidigitata]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria mystax]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria napina]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria neopalmeri]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria nivosa]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria heyderi subsp. heyderi]] | * '''[[Mammillaria nunezii]]''' | ||
* [[Mammillaria heyderi subsp. gaumeri]] | ** [[Mammillaria nunezii subsp. nunezii]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria heyderi subsp. gummifera]] | ** [[Mammillaria nunezii subsp. bella]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria heyderi subsp. hemisphaerica]] | * [[Mammillaria orcuttii]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria heyderi subsp. macdougalii]] | * [[Mammillaria oteroi]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria heyderi subsp. meiacantha]] | * [[Mammillaria painteri]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria parkinsonii]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria pectinifera]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria huitzilopochtli subsp. huitzilopochtli]] | * [[Mammillaria peninsularis]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria huitzilopochtli subsp. niduliformis]] | * '''[[Mammillaria pennispinosa]]''' | ||
** [[Mammillaria pennispinosa subsp. pennispinosa]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria pennispinosa subsp. nazasensis]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria perbella]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria perezdelarosae]]''' | |||
* [[Mammillaria hutchisoniana subsp. hutchisoniana]] | ** [[Mammillaria perezdelarosae subsp. perezdelarosae]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria hutchisoniana subsp. louisae]] | ** [[Mammillaria perezdelarosae subsp. andersoniana]] | ||
* '''[[Mammillaria petrophila]]''' | |||
** [[Mammillaria petrophila subsp. petrophila]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria petrophila subsp. arida]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria petrophila subsp. baxteriana]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria jaliscana subsp. jaliscana]] | * [[Mammillaria petterssonii]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria jaliscana subsp. zacatecasensis]] | * [[Mammillaria phitauiana]] | ||
* '''[[Mammillaria picta]]''' | |||
** [[Mammillaria picta subsp. picta]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria picta subsp. viereckii]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria pilispina]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria karwinskiana subsp. karwinskiana]] | * [[Mammillaria plumosa]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria karwinskiana subsp. beiselii]] | * '''[[Mammillaria polythele]]''' | ||
* [[Mammillaria karwinskiana subsp. collinsii]] | ** [[Mammillaria polythele subsp. polythele]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria karwinskiana subsp. nejapensis]] | ** [[Mammillaria polythele subsp. durispina]] | ||
** [[Mammillaria polythele subsp. obconella]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria pottsii]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria prolifera]]''' | |||
** [[Mammillaria prolifera subsp. prolifera]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria prolifera subsp. arachnoidea]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria prolifera subsp. haitiensis]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria prolifera subsp. texana]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria rekoi]]''' | |||
* [[Mammillaria lasiacantha subsp. lasiacantha]] | ** [[Mammillaria rekoi subsp. rekoi]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria lasiacantha subsp. hyaline]] | ** [[Mammillaria rekoi subsp. aureispina]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria lasiacantha subsp. magallanii]] | ** [[Mammillaria rekoi subsp. leptacantha]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria rettigiana]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria rhodantha]]''' | |||
* [[Mammillaria laui subsp. laui]] | ** [[Mammillaria rhodantha subsp. rhodantha]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria laui subsp. dasyacantha]] | ** [[Mammillaria rhodantha subsp. aureicephala]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria laui subsp. subducta]] | ** [[Mammillaria rhodantha subsp. fera-rubra]] | ||
** [[Mammillaria rhodantha subsp. mccartenii]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria rhodantha subsp. mollendorffiana]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria rhodantha subsp. pringlei]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria saboae]]''' | |||
** [[Mammillaria saboae subsp. saboae]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria saboae subsp. goldii]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria saboae subsp. haudeana]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria saboae subsp. roczekii]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria sanchez-mejoradae]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria sartorii]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria longiflora subsp. longiflora]] | * '''[[Mammillaria schiedeana]]''' | ||
* [[Mammillaria longiflora subsp. stamperi]] | ** [[Mammillaria schiedeana subsp. schiedeana]] | ||
** [[Mammillaria schiedeana subsp. dumetorum]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria schiedeana subsp. giselae]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria schumannii]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria schwarzii]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria scrippsiana]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria sempervivi]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria senilis]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria sheldonii]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria slevinii]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria solisioides]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria spinosissima]]''' | |||
** [[Mammillaria spinosissima subsp. spinosissima]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria spinosissima subsp. pilcayensis]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria spinosissima subsp. tepoxtlana]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria standleyi]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria stella-de-tacubaya]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria supertexta]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria surculosa]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria tayloriorum]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria tepexicensis]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria mazatlanensis subsp. mazatlanensis]] | * [[Mammillaria tetrancistra]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria mazatlanensis subsp. patonii]] | * [[Mammillaria theresae]] | ||
* '''[[Mammillaria thornberi]]''' | |||
** [[Mammillaria thornberi subsp. thornberi]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria thornberi subsp. yaquensis]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria uncinata]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria melanocentra subsp. melanocentra]] | * [[Mammillaria variaculeata]] | ||
* [[Mammillaria melanocentra subsp. linaresensis]] | * '''[[Mammillaria vetula]]''' | ||
* [[Mammillaria melanocentra subsp. rubrograndis]] | ** [[Mammillaria vetula subsp. vetula]] | ||
** [[Mammillaria vetula subsp. magneticola]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria viereckii]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria viridiflora]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria voburnensis]]''' | |||
** [[Mammillaria voburnensis subsp. voburnensis]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria voburnensis subsp. eichlamii]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria wagneriana]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria weingartiana]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria wiesingeri]]''' | |||
** [[Mammillaria wiesingeri subsp. wiesingeri]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria wiesingeri subsp. apamensis]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria winterae]]''' | |||
** [[Mammillaria winterae subsp. winterae]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria winterae subsp. aramberri]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria wrightii]]''' | |||
[[Mammillaria | ** [[Mammillaria wrightii subsp. wrightii]] | ||
** [[Mammillaria wrightii subsp. wilcoxii]] | |||
* '''[[Mammillaria xaltianguensis]]''' | |||
** [[Mammillaria xaltianguensis subsp. xaltianguensis]] | |||
** [[Mammillaria xaltianguensis subsp. bambusiphila]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria zeilmanniana]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria zephyranthoides]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria zeyeriana]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria zopilotensis]] | |||
* [[Mammillaria zublerae]] | |||
== Taxonomy == | == Taxonomy == | ||
Latest revision as of 07:43, 10 April 2026
| Mammillaria | |
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| File:Mammillaria hahniana.jpg | |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily | Cactoideae |
| Tribe | Cacteae |
| SubTribe | |
| Genus | Mammillaria |
| Species | |
| Notes | Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). The largest and most popular genus in the family Cactaceae. |
Etymology
The name is derived from the Latin mammilla (nipple or teat), referring to the characteristic tubercles (mammillae) that cover the plant's body instead of ribs.
Description
Mammillaria is the most diverse and widely cultivated genus of cacti. It is defined by several unique morphological features that distinguish it from all other members of the tribe Cacteae.
Morphological Key Features
- Tubercles (Mammillae): The plant body is covered in spirally arranged tubercles rather than ribs. These are organized in mathematical patterns (Fibonacci sequences).
- Dimorphic Areoles: The areole is split into two distinct parts:
- The Apex (Tip): Bears the spines.
- The Axil (Base): Located between the tubercles, this is where flowers, fruits, and new offsets (branches) emerge.
- Floral Ring: Flowers typically appear in a circular "crown" around the previous year's growth, rather than from the very top of the plant.
- Sap: Species are often categorized by their sap:
- Hydrochyle: With watery sap (mostly desert species).
- Galactochyle: With milky latex (often more robust, mountain species).
Habitat and Ecology
Mammillarias are found in a vast range of environments—from coastal plains and limestone deserts to high-altitude pine forests. They have evolved incredible survival mechanisms, such as dense wool or hooked spines for protection and camouflage.
Distribution
- Primary Center of Diversity: Mexico.
- Extending to: Southwestern USA, Caribbean, Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, and Venezuela.
Classification by Joël Lodé
Following the taxonomy of Joël Lodé (2015), the genus is maintained in a broad sense but strictly organized. Lodé recognizes **160 Species** and **149 Subspecies**.
Species and Subspecies List
Note: Species with recognized subspecies are in bold.
- Mammillaria albicoma
- Mammillaria albiflora
- Mammillaria albilanata
- Mammillaria anniana
- Mammillaria aureilanata
- Mammillaria backebergiana
- Mammillaria barbata
- Mammillaria baumii
- Mammillaria beneckei
- Mammillaria bertholdii
- Mammillaria blossfeldiana
- Mammillaria bocasana
- Mammillaria bocensis
- Mammillaria boelderliana
- Mammillaria bombycina
- Mammillaria boolii
- Mammillaria brandegeei
- Mammillaria capensis
- Mammillaria carmenae
- Mammillaria carretii
- Mammillaria coahuilensis
- Mammillaria columbiana
- Mammillaria compressa
- Mammillaria crinita
- Mammillaria crucigera
- Mammillaria decipiens
- Mammillaria deherdtiana
- Mammillaria densispina
- Mammillaria dioica
- Mammillaria discolor
- Mammillaria dixanthocentron
- Mammillaria duoformis
- Mammillaria duwei
- Mammillaria echinate
- Mammillaria eichlamii
- Mammillaria elongata
- Mammillaria eriacantha
- Mammillaria erythrosperma
- Mammillaria evermanniana
- Mammillaria fittkaui
- Mammillaria flavicentra
- Mammillaria formosa
- Mammillaria gasseriana
- Mammillaria geminispina
- Mammillaria gigantea
- Mammillaria glassii
- Mammillaria glochidiata
- Mammillaria grahamii
- Mammillaria grusonii
- Mammillaria guelzowiana
- Mammillaria guerreronis
- Mammillaria haageana
- Mammillaria hahniana
- Mammillaria hernandezii
- Mammillaria herrerae
- Mammillaria heyderi
- Mammillaria huitzilopochtli
- Mammillaria humboldtii
- Mammillaria hutchisoniana
- Mammillaria insularis
- Mammillaria jaliscana
- Mammillaria johnstonii
- Mammillaria karwinskiana
- Mammillaria klissingiana
- Mammillaria knippeliana
- Mammillaria kraehenbuehlii
- Mammillaria lasiacantha
- Mammillaria laui
- Mammillaria lentis
- Mammillaria lindsayi
- Mammillaria lloydii
- Mammillaria longicoma
- Mammillaria longiflora
- Mammillaria longimamma
- Mammillaria luethyi
- Mammillaria magnifica
- Mammillaria magnimamma
- Mammillaria mainiae
- Mammillaria mammillaris
- Mammillaria marksiana
- Mammillaria mathildae
- Mammillaria matudae
- Mammillaria mazatlanensis
- Mammillaria melaleuca
- Mammillaria melanocentra
- Mammillaria mercadensis
- Mammillaria meyranii
- Mammillaria microhelia
- Mammillaria mieheana
- Mammillaria moelleriana
- Mammillaria morganiana
- Mammillaria muehlenpfordtii
- Mammillaria multidigitata
- Mammillaria mystax
- Mammillaria napina
- Mammillaria neopalmeri
- Mammillaria nivosa
- Mammillaria nunezii
- Mammillaria orcuttii
- Mammillaria oteroi
- Mammillaria painteri
- Mammillaria parkinsonii
- Mammillaria pectinifera
- Mammillaria peninsularis
- Mammillaria pennispinosa
- Mammillaria perbella
- Mammillaria perezdelarosae
- Mammillaria petrophila
- Mammillaria petterssonii
- Mammillaria phitauiana
- Mammillaria picta
- Mammillaria pilispina
- Mammillaria plumosa
- Mammillaria polythele
- Mammillaria pottsii
- Mammillaria prolifera
- Mammillaria rekoi
- Mammillaria rettigiana
- Mammillaria rhodantha
- Mammillaria saboae
- Mammillaria sanchez-mejoradae
- Mammillaria sartorii
- Mammillaria schiedeana
- Mammillaria schumannii
- Mammillaria schwarzii
- Mammillaria scrippsiana
- Mammillaria sempervivi
- Mammillaria senilis
- Mammillaria sheldonii
- Mammillaria slevinii
- Mammillaria solisioides
- Mammillaria spinosissima
- Mammillaria standleyi
- Mammillaria stella-de-tacubaya
- Mammillaria supertexta
- Mammillaria surculosa
- Mammillaria tayloriorum
- Mammillaria tepexicensis
- Mammillaria tetrancistra
- Mammillaria theresae
- Mammillaria thornberi
- Mammillaria uncinata
- Mammillaria variaculeata
- Mammillaria vetula
- Mammillaria viereckii
- Mammillaria viridiflora
- Mammillaria voburnensis
- Mammillaria wagneriana
- Mammillaria weingartiana
- Mammillaria wiesingeri
- Mammillaria winterae
- Mammillaria wrightii
- Mammillaria xaltianguensis
- Mammillaria zeilmanniana
- Mammillaria zephyranthoides
- Mammillaria zeyeriana
- Mammillaria zopilotensis
- Mammillaria zublerae
Taxonomy
Lodé rejects the extreme splitting of the genus but also excludes certain groups like Mammilloydia and Cochemiea (partially) based on modern molecular phylogenetics which show they are distinct lineages. His work in Volume 2 (pp. 6-111) remains the most comprehensive modern treatment of the genus.
