Mammillaria nivosa
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 nivosa
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1837
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Mammillaria nivosa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
10 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cactus flavescensName author: DC.
- Cactus nivosusName author: (Link ex Pfeiff.) Kuntze
- Cactus stramineusName author: Spreng.
- Coryphantha nivosaName author: (Link ex Pfeiff.) Britton
- Mammillaria flavescensName author: (DC.) DC.
- Mammillaria flavescens var. nivosaName author: (Link ex Pfeiff.) Backeb.
- Mammillaria simplex var. flavescensName author: (DC.) K.Schum.
- Mammillaria stramineaName author: Haw.
- Mammillaria tortolensisName author: Pfeiff.
- Neomammillaria nivosaName author: (Link ex Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose
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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