Mammillaria pringlei, called the lemon ball, is a species of cactus in the genus Mammillaria, native to Mexico, from Querétaro through to Veracruz and on to México State.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Mammillaria pringlei
Here given as Mammillaria rhodantha subsp. pringlei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Mammillaria
Species:
M. pringlei
Binomial name
Mammillaria pringlei
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Cactus pringlei J.M.Coult.
    • Mammillaria parensis R.T.Craig
    • Mammillaria pringlei var. columnaris F.Schmoll ex R.T.Craig
    • Mammillaria pringlei var. longicentra Backeb.
    • Mammillaria rhodantha subsp. pringlei (J.M.Coult.) D.R.Hunt
    • Neomammillaria pringlei (J.M.Coult.) Britton & Rose

References

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  1. Zoe 5: 7 (1900)
  2. 1 2 "Mammillaria pringlei (J.M.Coult.) K.Brandegee". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. "Mammillaria pringlei lemon ball". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 16 March 2021.