Global InformationMammillaria hahniana information
| Mammillaria hahniana | |
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Conservation status
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 Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Mammillaria |
| Species: | M. hahniana
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| Binomial name | |
| Mammillaria hahniana Werd.
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Mammillaria hahniana, the old lady cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to central Mexico. It grows to 25 cm (10 in) tall by 50 cm (20 in) broad. The solitary spherical stems, 12 cm in diameter, are covered in white down and white spines. Reddish purple flowers are borne in spring and summer, sometimes forming a complete ring around the apex of the plant.[2]
Its status is listed as "Near Threatened" by the IUCN Red List.[1]
- ^ a b Bárcenas Luna, R.; Gómez-Hinostrosa, C.; Guadalupe Martínez, J.; Sánchez , E. (2017). "Mammillaria hahniana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T151925A121513859. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T151925A121513859.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.