Mammillaria herrerae

Mammillaria herrerae
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Mammillaria
Species:	M. herrerae
Binomial name
	Mammillaria herrerae; Werderm.[1]

Mammillaria herrerae is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Mexico where it is confined to Querétaro. Its habitat is semi-desert shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss and illegal collection. In a 20-year period over 95% of the species population was illegally collected or sold. Mammillaria herrerae has an IUCN rating of critically endangered.[1]

Mammillaria herreae v. albiflora, from San Luis de la Paz, Guanajuato.

References

Gómez-Hinostrosa, C.; Guadalupe Martínez, J. & Sánchez , E. (2013). "Mammillaria herrerae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T40838A2935827. Retrieved 11 February 2020.

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[iucn-1] Gómez-Hinostrosa, C.; Guadalupe Martínez, J. & Sánchez , E. (2013). "Mammillaria herrerae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T40838A2935827. Retrieved 11 February 2020.