Mammilaria plumosa - exotic succulent / cacti - 5 seeds popcorn giving the bush a silvery

giving the bush a silvery appearance

The small sphaeroid bodies of these plants resemble other rock-like mesembs such as Lithops

and the Caribbean for its edible fruit

The root stock is a bell shaped or triangular corm with a flat base with woody or densely compacted fibres

Mammilaria plumosa - exotic succulent / cacti - 5 seeds popcorn giving the bush a silveryMammillaria is one of the largest genera in the cactus family (Cactaceae), with currently 200 known species and varieties recognized. Most of the mammillarias are native to Mexico, but some come from the southwest United States, the Caribbean, Colombia, Venezuela, Guatemala and Honduras. The common name "pincushion cactus" refers to this and the closely related genus Escobaria. Mammillaria plumosa (feather cactus) is a species of flowering plant in