Cacti (cacti care) M + . Compress . M . Compressa DC .

Motherland - Mexico (San Luis Potosi to Queretaro) . Stem globular, with age strongly bushy and formingsemicircular turf, light gray-green; head up to 15 cm (lengthen with age) and 5 - 8 cm in diameter, with blunt edges nipples; aksily white woolen, with strong white bristles; radial spines 4 - 6, a length of 2 - 7 cm, they are needle-like, to subulate, often faceted and curved, the color varies from white to reddish, later becominggray, brown tips; central spines not; flowers up to 1.5 cm long, purple with pale edge; light red fruits, 2 cm in length . Rhode Mamillaria Haw . - Mammillaria - the most numerous genus of the family Cactaceae . It has 350 species and 98 varieties . Rod is divided into 3 sections hydor-hilum - with watery juice, galaktos-chylos - with milky juice andhydro sub-chymos, which latex is present only in central blood vessels . Depending on the shape of the nipples, studs, and the stem, and flowers and other quantities, these attributes are divided into more sections na sub groups and subgroups. Appearance Mammillaria, their flowers, thorns and pubescence unusually varied . A distinctive feature of the genus isno edges, instead of which stem of the plant is covered with papillae, and the special structure of the areola: it is divided into two parts - one carrying the spikes, is at the end of the papilla, the other - and vegetative - is in aksile (the depression between the papillae) . The flowers appear from last year's axilla around the top . After flowering fruitformed immediately, it gradually emerges from the axilla . Plant of the genus Mammillaria culture mostly unpretentious . In the summer they need moisture and the sun (with shading from strong heat), in the winter - cold and dry content at + 8, + 10 ° . Some authors (Pazhout, etc. . . ) Identify groups Mammillaria the general background that is createdcovering their stem pubescence . very beautiful white (M . bocasana, M . kandnda, M . plumosa and M . hahniana) and yellow Mammillaria (M . elongata, especially the kind of stellarator aurate, M . Pringles, M . goal-ziana and others), pubescence which hairs, spines and bristles often completely covers the buds on the stem and looks very impressive. WhiteMammillaria grow in mountainous areas of central and northern Mexico on limestone and chalk cliffs . They no other cacti need light and sun and requires the addition of lime to the soil .