Cactaceae

Mammillaria bombycina Quehl

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Mammillaria

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Mammillaria bombycina: Silken pincushion cactus ( Mammillaria bombycina ) at the New York Botanical Garden. — Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

Chinese: 丰明丸
Dutch: Zijdekranscactus
Lithuanian: Kabliuotoji mamiliarija
Russian: Маммиллярия атласная
Swedish: Bomullsvårtkaktus
Ukrainian: Мамілярія бомбіцина, Мамілярія шовкова

Synonyms

Chilita bombycina Orcutt
Ebnerella bombycina (Quehl) Buxb.
Escobariopsis bombycina (Quehl) Doweld
Mammillaria cordigera Heese
Neomammillaria bombycina (Quehl) Britton & Rose

Flowers

In flower: January to March (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: P Gonzalez Zamora, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ulises Pinedo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cristóbal Rangel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dinkum, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mr.Rosewater, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dornenwolf from Deutschland, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dornenwolf from Deutschland, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dornenwolf from Deutschland, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dornenwolf from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 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). About our plant data.