Cactaceae

Mammillaria formosa Galeotti ex Scheidw.

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Mammillaria

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Mammillaria formosa: Mammillaria formosa — Photo: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)

Arabic: ضرعاء متناسقة, ضرعاء شكيلة, متناسقة
arz: ضرعاء متناسقه
Chinese: 美形丸
Russian: Маммиллярия красивая
Ukrainian: Мамілярія красива, Мамілярія формоза

Synonyms

Cactus formosus (Galeotti ex Scheidw.) Kuntze
Mammillaria arroyensis Repp.
Mammillaria eumorpha Repp. ex Tamegger & R.Knees
Mammillaria formosa var. dispicula Monv. ex Labour.
Mammillaria formosa var. gracilispina Monv. ex Labour.
Mammillaria formosa var. laevior Monv. ex Labour.
Neomammillaria formosa (Galeotti ex Scheidw.) Britton & Rose

Photos

Photo: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY 3.0, 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). About our plant data.