Mammillaria sanchez-mejoradae
Species of cactus
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Mammillaria sanchez-mejoradae is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae. It is a succulent cactus subshrub endemic to Nuevo León state of northeastern Mexico. Its natural habitat is hilly dry scrubland on calcareous rocks. It is a Critically endangered species, threatened by habitat loss.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Mammillaria |
| Species: | M. sanchez-mejoradae |
| Binomial name | |
| Mammillaria sanchez-mejoradae Rodr.González | |
| Subspecies | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Escobariopsis sanchez-mejoradae (Rodr.González) Doweld | |
Two subspecies are accepted.[2]
- Mammillaria sanchez-mejoradae subsp. breviplumosa (García-Mor., Ramírez-Chap., Sigala-Chav. & Iamonico) Guiggi
- Mammillaria sanchez-mejoradae subsp. sanchez-mejoradae
