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Duns
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ID Help Again Please

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I recently purchased 2 Mammillaria (I think!!) but that is as far as I have got with ID.
Is it M malthildae?
Is it M malthildae?
Is it M lauii or melanocentra
Is it M lauii or melanocentra
Many thanks in anticipation

John
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Diane
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Re: ID Help Again Please

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Probably they are both M. zeilmanniana, with the first being the white flowered version - forma alba.
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I think I would agree with Diane. Both lovely plants.
Mike
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Duns
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Re: ID Help Again Please

Post by Duns »

Thank you Diane and Mike - at least I did recognise them as Mammillaria (big improvement for me) :wink:

Your help is much appreciated. I could not resist buying these plants when I saw they were already starting to flower - of course I did not stop at just 2 plants!

John
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