Cactaceae

Longmamma nipple cactus

Mammillaria sphaerica A.Dietr.

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Mammillaria

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Longmamma nipple cactus: Mamillaria sphaerica — Photo: Leonora Enking from West Sussex, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 八卦掌, 球形丸, 羽衣
English: Longmamma nipple cactus, Long mamma nipple cactus, Longspine nipple cactus, Pale mammillaria
Spanish: Biznaga Esférica

Synonyms

Cactus sphaericus (A.Dietr.) Kuntze
Dolichothele sphaerica (A.Dietr.) Britton & Rose
Mammillaria longimamma var. sphaerica (A.Dietr.) L.D.Benson
Mammillaria paulii Linzen
Mammillaria sphaerica subsp. paulii (Linzen) Lodé
Neomammillaria sphaerica (A.Dietr.) Fosberg

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 10 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Leonora Enking from West Sussex, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nicole, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tereso Hernández Morales, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.