Cactaceae FAMILY
Mammillaria meiacantha
Mammillaria meiacantha
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Mammillaria meiacantha is a spiny, evergreen, cylindrical cactus producing a single stem that is flat-topped, becoming hemispherical, around 10cm tall and 8 - 10cm (exceptionally to 30cm) in diameter[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouthern N. America - New Mexico, western Texas, northern Mexico (Nuevo León).
HabitatGreat Plains grasslands, pine-oak woodlands, ecotone between Chihuahuan desert scrub adjacent more mesic habitats; at elevations from 900 - 2,500 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].