Cactaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Mammillaria nivosa

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Mammillaria nivosa is a spiny, evergreen, cylindrical cactus producing one to many stems. Individual stems are globose to short-cylindrical, around 8 - 10cm in diameter[ 1987 Title The Cactus Family Publication Author Anderson E.F. Publisher Timber Press; Portland, Oregon Year 2001 ISBN 0-88192-498-9 Description An excellent work, giving botanical descriptions of virtually all the cacti, together with their range (but not their habitats) and sometimes also a photo. it also contains a long chapter detailing the many uses of cacti and another on cultivation.. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. Mammillaria nivosa has a wide distribution and is known from various locations on different islands in the Caribbean. Its habitat quality is expected to be declining due to urban and tourism development. However, a subpopulation in the middle of its geographical range is within a protected area and was reported to be extremely abundant. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeCaribbean - Southern Bahamas to Turks-Caicos Islands, Puerto Rico to Leeward Islands

HabitatLimestone rocks[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].