mammillaria haageana

Mammillaria haageana is native to central Mexico, inhabiting calcareous rocky slopes between 1200 and 2000 m elevation. It exhibits a clumping, polycarpic growth habit with spirally arranged tubercles. Notably, it features numerous slender radial spines often tipped with reddish hues, differentiating it within the genus. Globose cactus up to 10 cm diameter, conical tubercles 7-10 mm long. Radial spines slender (up to 20 per areole), 5-15 mm length, white to reddish. Flowers pink-violet, 15-20 mm diameter, arranged in an apical ring.