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Mother of Hundreds
Mammillaria compressa
1,005 observations in the source records
24 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 1,005 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Mexican Pincushion CactusMammillaria magnimamma
Mammillaria uncinata
Mammillaria carneaStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 107 |
|---|---|
| Queretaro de Arteaga | 41 |
| Hidalgo | 37 |
| San Luis Potosi | 20 |
| Guanajuato | 4 |
| Tamaulipas | 3 |
| United States | 2 |
| Missouri | 2 |
| Coahuila de Zaragoza | 1 |
| Nuevo Leon | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Cactus growth formDescends from the cactus family.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | pinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales |
| Family | cacti · Cactaceae |
| Genus | pincushion cactuses · Mammillaria |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Mother of Hundreds with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.