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Crested Twin-Spined Cactus or Mammillaria geminispina Fall,Geotagged,Mammillaria geminispina,United States

Crested Twin-Spined Cactus or Mammillaria geminispina

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Christine Young

Lion

Was this cultivated? I ask because the distribution for Mammillaria geminispina is in central Mexico. So, if it wasn't purposely planted, it might not be Mammillaria geminispina, although it does really look like it.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/273599-Mammillaria-geminispina Posted 6 months ago, modified 6 months ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  It looks so much like this variety:
  https://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/MAMMILLARIA/Mammillaria_geminispina/Mammillaria_geminispina_nobilis_cristata/Mammillaria_geminispina_nobilis_cristata.htm
  
  But, I have no idea if there are similar species that would grow wild in your area (if the plant in your photo wasn't cultivated).
  Posted 6 months ago, modified 6 months ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Wait...I just looked more closely at your tag and noticed that it says 'Desert Botanical Garden', lol. So, ignore my previous comments. ;P Posted 6 months ago

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The Mammillaria geminispina

''Mammillaria geminispina'', the twin spined cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to central Mexico.

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Similar species: Pinks, Cactuses, And Allies

Species identified by William Bodine

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Uploaded Oct 28, 2023. Captured Oct 26, 2023 10:24 in Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 N Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA.

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Canon EOS 70D
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1/790s
ISO100
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Captured in the fall. More fall photos.