Mammillaria weingartiana

Mammillaria weingartiana is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Nuevo León state, Mexico.

Mammillaria weingartiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Mammillaria
Species:
M. weingartiana
Binomial name
Mammillaria weingartiana
Boed.

Habitat

They live within a terrestrial system, and their habitat can be found on sloping terrains among chalky rocks in deserts in Nuevo León in Mexico. The subpopulations are small and scattered widely within a large range.[2]

The average temperature that they can live in is about 50° Fahrenheit. They do best in light shade sun exposure. They have yellowish flowers with brownish mid-veins. They can either grow solitary or within small groups.[3]

Conservation

This species is recorded to be vulnerable to becoming an endangered species due to illegal collecting of this cactus for the commercial and amateur trade. Within the last ten years, there has been a ten percent decrease in the population and the population trend is currently decreasing.

References
  1. Fitz Maurice, W.A. & Fitz Maurice, B. (2017). "Mammillaria weingartiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T40854A121500485.
  2. "Mammillaria weingartiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  3. "Mammillaria weingartiana Boed". Philippe Faucon desert-Tropicals. Retrieved 16 March 2013.


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