Cactaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Mammillaria scrippsiana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Mammillaria scrippsiana is a spiny, evergreen, cylindrical cactus, usually forming a single stem but sometimes producing a cluster of stems. Individual stems are globose to short cylindrical, up to 10cm tall and 10cm 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 medicine. It is grown as an ornamental. Mammillaria scrippsiana has a wide range, is very abundant, and there are no major threats. 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 (Sinaloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, Zacatecas)

HabitatTropical deciduous forests, often growing on volcanic rock (rupiculous) and human-made walls. It has also been reported to be epiphytic; at elevations from 900 - 2,000 metres[ 38 Title Simmons' Manual of Fruit. Publication Author Simmons A. E. Publisher David & Charles; Newton Abbot. Year 1978 ISBN 0-7153-7607-1 Description A good guide to some of the cultivars of temperate fruits. It covers quite a wide range of fruits. ].