Mazhar Botanic Garden

Mammillaria geminispina Haw.

White Cactus

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001077
Common name: White Cactus
English name: Twin spined cactus
Arabic name: ماميلاريا جميسبينا
Native: Central Mexico
Country: Central america
(PGR): Rare

 highly variable densely spine stem short cylindrical, light green whit latex, up to 18 cm high and 8 cm in diameter, tubercles rounded with latex, spines variable, central spines 2- 6 pure white with dark tip, straight or slightly curved, radial spines 16-20 chalky white flowers campanulate, pinkish to carmine red fruit red, seeds brown

ornamental plants indoor or outdoor.

cactus geminispinus (Haw) Kuntze

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Texture: Mostly sand
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Mediterranean
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds- offsets
Flowering time: Spring to summer
Zone: 1oa : 10a
pH range: 6.0-7.0
Status: Least concern
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Cactus
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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