Cactaceae
Pingpong-ball cactus
Epithelantha micromeris
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Epithelantha
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 月世界
- Dutch
- Knoopcactus
- English
- Pingpong-ball cactus, Button cactus, Pingpong ball cactus
- German
- Cephalomammillaria micromeris
- Spanish
- Biznaga-blanca Chilona, Mulatto, Tapone
- Swedish
- Knappkaktus
Synonyms
- Cactus micromeris (Engelm.) Kuntze
- Cephalomamillaria micromeris (Engelm.) Frič
- Echinocactus micromeris (Engelm.) F.A.C.Weber
- Epithelantha micromeris subsp. micromeris
- Epithelantha micromeris var. caespitosa Y.Itô
- Epithelantha micromeris var. micromeris
- Epithelantha micromeris var. typica Croizat
- Mammillaria micromeris Engelm.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Leticia Jiménez Hernández, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.