Cactaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Mammillaria mainiae

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Mammillaria mainiae is a spiny, evergreen cactus often branching freely basally and producing one to many globose to ovoid, bright green stems around 6 - 7 cm tall and 10 - 12cm 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 mainiae is widely distributed and there are no major threats affecting it. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 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

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouthwest N. America - Arizona, northwest Mexico (Sonora, Sinaloa)

HabitatSonoran desert, grasslands, bajadas, valleys, washes, alluvial fans, subtropical woodlands, tropical deciduous forests; at elevations from 200 - 1,300 metres[ 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. ].