Mammillaria karwinskiana

Botanical Description

Mammillaria karwinskiana is a spiny, evergreen cactus, usually producing a single globose to short-cylindrical stem 7 - 10cm tall and 7 - 10cm in diameter. Sometimes the plant branches to produce a small clump[ 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. The fruits are much appreciated as a wild food in Guatemala[ 1996 Title Las Cactáceae de Guatemala Publication Author Véliz M.E. Publisher Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala Year 2008 ISBN 99922-2-551-3 Description ]. Mammillaria karwinskiana has a very wide range, is abundant, and although threatened by deforestation for subsistence farming, these threats are not sufficient to warrant any concern. 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. ].