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Mammillaria carmenae (Isla Carmen pincushion cactus) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to eastern central Mexico. It grows to 8 cm (3 in) tall by 15 cm (6 in) broad. The clustered egg-shaped stems, 3-4 cm thick, are covered in creamy yellow down and bristles. In spring they bear pale cream or pink-tinged flowers with yellow centres.^[1]

Cultivation

M. carmenae is one of several Mammillaria species to be cultivated.^[2] In temperate regions it must be grown under glass with heat. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit^[3]

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