Mammillaria compressa

DC.

Cactaceae

+ Synonyms

Cactus cirrhifer (Mart.) Kuntze

Cactus compressus (DC.) Kuntze

Cactus conopseus (Van Houtte) Kuntze

Cactus longisetus (Muehlenpf.) Kuntze

Cactus squarrosus (Meinsh.) Kuntze

Cactus subangularis (DC.) Kuntze

Cactus triacanthus (DC.) Kuntze

Mammillaria angularis compressa K.Schum.

Mammillaria angularis fulvescens Salm-Dyck

Mammillaria angularis fulvispina K.Schum.

Mammillaria angularis longiseta (Muehlenpf.) Salm-Dyck ex K.Schum.

Mammillaria angularis triacantha (DC.) Salm-Dyck

Mammillaria angularis triacantha (DC.) Schelle

Mammillaria bernalensis Repp.

Mammillaria centralifera Repp.

Mammillaria cirrhifera Mart.

Mammillaria cirrifera Salm-Dyck

Mammillaria conopsea longispina Scheidw.

Mammillaria esseriana Boed.

Mammillaria kleinschmidtiana Zeiss.

Mammillaria longiseta Muehlenpf.

Mammillaria oettingenii Zeiss.

Mammillaria plinthimorpha Jacobi

Mammillaria squarrosa Meinsh.

Mammillaria subangularis DC.

Mammillaria subcirrhifera C.F.Först.

Mammillaria tolimensis R.T.Craig

Mammillaria triacantha DC.

Neomammillaria compressa (DC.) Britton & Rose

Neomammillaria subangularis (DC.) Y.Itô

Neomammillaria tolimensis (R.T.Craig) Y.Itô

Common Name:

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General Information

Mammillaria compressa is a spiny, evergreen, cylindrical cactus, forming a solitary stem at first, but later forming massive clumps up to 100cm wide. Individual stems are club shaped to cylindrical, up to 20cm high and 5 - 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 food. It is often grown as an ornamental.
Mammillaria compressa is relatively widespread and still common in appropriate habitats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[

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Title: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Website: http://www.iucnredlist.org/
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Description: A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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..

Range

Southern N. America - eastern and central Mexico

Habitat

Scrub; at elevations from 1,100 - 2,240 metres[

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Title: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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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.

Properties

Conservation Status	Least Concern
Edibility Rating
Habit	Evergreen Perennial
Height	0.20 m
Cultivation Status	Ornamental, Wild

Cultivation Details

Mammillaria compressa is a plant of arid and semi-arid regions in central Mexico. It requires a dry climate and plenty of heat in the growing season. The plant is somewhat cold tolerant, in its native habitat it can withstand short periods with temperatures falling as low as -6°c[

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Title: Desert Tropicals
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Website: http://www.desert-tropicals.com/
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Description: The main focus of the site is succulent plants, but it also contains information on a wide range of other species. Usually at least one good photograph, plus basic information about the plant and its cultivation.

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw[

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.

]. The fruit is club-shaped[

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..

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

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