Mammillaria grahamii

Common Name: Pincushion Cactus, Grahamˊs Nipple Cactus
Oˊodham Name: Ba:ban Ha-i:swigĭ Audio
Group: Cacti － Desert

Description

Mammillaria grahamii is a small cactus found underneath or near shade-producing shrubs in the Upland subdivision of the Sonoran Desert at elevations between 2000 and 4500 ft. In good habitat, a single acre may contain thousands of plants. In July, flower buds are produced soon after the humidity increases at the beginning of the Monsoon. The tasty fruit are enjoyed by desert birds and rodents. Compare with Mammillaria heyderi.

Classification

Kingdom Plantae － Plants

Subkingdom Tracheobionta － Vascular plants

Superdivision Spermatophyta － Seed plants

Division Magnoliophyta － Flowering plants

Class Magnoliopsida － Dicotyledons

Subclass Caryophyllidae

Order Caryophyllales

Family Cactaceae － Cactus family

Genus Mammillaria Haw. － globe cactus

Species Mammillaria grahamii Engelm. － Grahamˊs nipple cactus

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