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Habitat: Mexico e southern United States.
Description: a group of globular cacti with soft, elongated tubercles. The flowers are yellow and quite large. They are now believed to be part of the genus Mammillaria.
Soil: basic mix.
Location: grow in filtered light.
Temperature: minimum temperature of 5-6°C (41-43°F).
Water:
average; some water spray mist during the winter is beneficial.
Cultivation tips: easy to grow; its big root needs a large container. Propagate from seed or by rooting offsets.
Main species: D. longimamma; D. sphaerica; D. uberiformis, D. beneckei, D. camptotricha, D. zephyrantoides.

 

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Dolichothele longimamma

 

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