Mammillaria prolifera
A species in the Cactaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Mammillaria
- Species
- Mammillaria prolifera
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1812
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Mammillaria prolifera. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
22 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cactus glomeratusName author: Lam.
- Cactus griseusName author: (Salm-Dyck) Kuntze
- Cactus mammillaris var. proliferName author: Aiton
- Cactus proliferusName author: Mill.
- Cactus stellarisName author: Salm-Dyck
- Cactus stellatusName author: Willd.
- Chilita proliferaName author: (Mill.) Orcutt
- Ebnerella proliferaName author: (Mill.) Buxb.
- Escobariopsis proliferaName author: (Mill.) Doweld
- Escobariopsis prolifera subsp. haitiensisName author: (K.Schum.) Doweld
- Mammillaria glomerataName author: (Lam.) DC.
- Mammillaria griseaName author: Salm-Dyck
- Mammillaria prolifera f. haitiensisName author: (K.Schum.) Krainz
- Mammillaria prolifera subsp. haitiensisName author: (K.Schum.) D.R.Hunt
- Mammillaria prolifera var. proliferaName author: Not supplied
- Mammillaria pusillaName author: DC.
- Mammillaria pusilla f. majorName author: (Pfeiff.) Schelle
- Mammillaria pusilla var. haitiensisName author: K.Schum.
- Mammillaria pusilla var. majorName author: Pfeiff.
- Mammillaria stellarisName author: Haw.
- Neomammillaria proliferaName author: (Mill.) Britton & Rose
- Neomammillaria prolifera var. haitiensisName author: (K.Schum.) Y.Itô
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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