Snowball cactus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Tribe: | Cacteae |
Genus: | Mammilloydia Buxb. |
Species: | M. candida |
Binomial name | |
Mammilloydia candida (Scheidw.) Buxb. |
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Synonyms | |
Chilita candida (Scheidw.) Orcutt |
The snowball cactus (Mammilloydia candida) is a species of cacti and the sole species of the genus Mammilloydia. It originates from Mexico.