Mammillaria densispina

Mammillaria densispina (J.M.Coult.) Orcutt ()
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🌵 BasionymCactus densispinus ()
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🌵 Basionym published in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3(2): 96 (1894)
Etymology

Latin densus ‘dense’ + Latin –spÄ«nus ‘-spined’. Coulter: “Very easily distinguished by its dense, erect spines, which so completely cover the plant as to give it the appearance of a large chestnut bur.”


How to cite

Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 14). Mammillaria densispina. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/mammillaria-densispina