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Mammillaria candida Scheidw.

Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Mammillaria

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
雪白球, 雪白丸
Hungarian
Hógolyókaktusz
Russian
Маммиллярия белоснежная

Synonyms

  • Chilita candida (Scheidw.) Orcutt
  • Chilita estanzuelensis (A.Berger) Buxb.
  • Mammillaria candida f. rosea (Salm-Dyck ex K.Schum.) Schelle
  • Mammillaria candida subsp. menchacaensis Rogoz. & Plein
  • Mammillaria candida subsp. ortiz-rubiana (Bravo) Krainz
  • Mammillaria candida subsp. ortizrubioana (Bravo) Rogoz. & Plein
  • Mammillaria candida var. caespitosa Voss
  • Mammillaria candida var. estanzuelensis Repp.
  • Mammillaria candida var. ortiz-rubiana (Bravo) B.Hofm.
  • Mammillaria candida var. rosea Salm-Dyck ex K.Schum.
  • Mammillaria candida var. sphaerotricha Schelle
  • Mammillaria estanzuelensis A.Berger
  • Mammillaria ortiz-rubiana (Bravo) Werderm.
  • Mammillaria ortiz-rubiona (Bravo) Werderm.
  • Mammillaria ortizrubiana (Bravo) Werderm. ex Backeb.
  • Mammillaria ortizrubioana (Bravo) Werderm.
  • Mammillaria sphaerotricha Lem.
  • Mammillaria sphaerotricha var. rosea Salm-Dyck
  • Mammilloydia candida (Scheidw.) Buxb.
  • Mammilloydia candida f. rosea (Salm-Dyck) Buxb.
  • Mammilloydia candida subsp. candida
  • Mammilloydia candida subsp. ortiz-rubiana (Bravo) Buxb.
  • Mammilloydia candida subsp. ortiz-rubioana (Bravo) Krainz
  • Mammilloydia candida var. rosea (Salm-Dyck) Krainz
  • Mammilloydia ortiz-rubiana (Bravo) Buxb.
  • Mammilloydia ortizrubioana (Bravo) Buxb.
  • Neomammillaria candida (Scheidw.) Britton & Rose
  • Neomammillaria candida var. rosea (Salm-Dyck) Y.Itô
  • Neomammillaria ortiz-rubiana Bravo
  • Neomammillaria ortizrubioana Bravo
  • Neomammillaria ortizrubiona Bravo

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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.