Mammillaria carnea grows solitary and in clusters up to 20 centimeters tall and 8 to 12 centimeters in diameter, transitioning from spherical to cylindrical in shape. The plant has firm, angular warts that contain milky sap. It features four stiff, pink-brown central spines with black tips, measuring 0.8 to 2 centimeters long. Radial spines are either absent or appear as bristles.
The plant produces funnel-shaped, light pink flowers that are 1.5 to 2 centimeters long and 1.2 to 1.5 centimeters in diameter. Its red fruits contain brown seeds.[4]
Distribution
Mammillaria carnea is native to the Mexican states of Guerrero, Puebla, and Oaxaca growing on plains and slopes of the deciduous forest at elevations of 500 to 2000 meters.[5]
Plants near Calipan, Puebla
Plants growing near Zapotitlan De Las Salinas, Puebla
Plants growing near Tomellin, Oaxaca
Taxonomy
First described in 1837 by Ludwig Georg Karl Pfeiffer, the specific epithet "carnea" means 'flesh-colored.'[6]
^Britton, Nathaniel Lord; Eaton, Mary E.; Rose, J. N.; Wood, Helen Adelaide (1919). The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington.
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10.5962/bhl.title.46288.