Cactaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Mammillaria mazatlanensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Mammillaria mazatlanensis is a spiny, evergreen, cylindrical cactus, commonly forming clumps. Individual stems are cylindrical, around 12 - 15cm tall and 4 - 5cm 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. It is grown as an ornamental. Mammillaria mazatlanensis has a relatively wide range, is locally abundant and any threats are localized. 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 RangeSouthwest N. America - western Mexico (southern Sonora to Michoacán)

HabitatThorn scrub and coastal sand dunes[ 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. ].