familyCactaceae
subfamilyCactaceae subfam. Cactoideae
genusMammillaria
speciesMammillaria heyderi
varietyMammillaria heyderi var. heyderi

Mammillaria heyderi var. heyderi

Allan D. Zimmerman, Bruce D. Parfitt
Common names: Heyder’s nipple cactus
Synonyms: Mammillaria applanata Engelmann Mammillaria gummifera var. applanata (Engelmann) L. D. Benson Mammillaria gummifera var. hemispherica (Engelmann) L. D. Benson Mammillaria heyderi var. applanata Engelmann Mammillaria heyderi var. hemispherica
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 256. Mentioned on page 255.

Stems 4–9 × 4–10 (–15) cm; tubercles 9–20 × 3–7 mm. Spines (8–) 14–18 (–27) per areole; radial spines (7–) 13–17 (–26) per areole, abaxial radial spines, needlelike, 6–11 (–16) mm diam., stiff; central spines 0.15–0.35 mm diam. Flowers 1.8–2.3 × 1.8–1.9 cm. 2n = 22.


Phenology: Flowering Mar–Apr; fruiting Aug–Mar.
Habitat: Chihuahuan desert scrub, Tamaulipan thorn scrub, and Edwards Plateau, usually limestone and alluvial substrates
Elevation: 10-1400 m

Distribution

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N.Mex., Okla., Tex., Mexico (Coahuila), Mexico (Nuevo León), Mexico (Tamaulipas)

Discussion

The spines of Mammillaria heyderi var. heyderi are smaller and usually more numerous than those of the other flat-topped mammillarias in the United States. Individual plants with fewer radial spines, often segregated as var. hemispherica, are frequent in populations of var. heyderi near the Texas coast. Sometimes the central spines are very short. The coarse western var. bullingtoniana has a much narrower range of variation. Reports of M. heyderi var. heyderi from southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico are based on var. bullingtoniana.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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2n chromosome quantity
22 +
Abaxial spine architecture or shape
needlelike +
Abaxial spine arrangement
radial +
Abaxial spine diameter
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
Abaxial spine fragility
stiff +
Abaxial spine length
longest +
Appearance shape
cushionlike +
Appendage architecture
arillate +
Appendage pubescence or texture
corky +
Areolar gland presence
absent +
Areole architecture
needlelike +  and bristlelike +
Areole architecture or shape
spiny +
Areole arrangement
separate +
Areole arrangement or shape
circular to linear +
Areole atypical length
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (3.1 cm31 mm <br />0.031 m <br />) +
Areole duration
deciduous +  and persistent +
Areole length
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Areole life cycle
flowering +
Areole presence
absent +
Areole prominence
Conspicuous (Obscure) +
Areole pubescence
glabrous +
Areole reproduction
vegetative +
Areole shape
plumose +  and hairlike +
Areole width
0.001 cm0.01 mm <br />1.0e-5 m <br /> (0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br />) +
Author
Allan D. Zimmerman +  and Bruce D. Parfitt +
Authority
Muehlenpfordt +
Bark pubescence or texture
woodlike +
Bark texture
hardened +
Base position relational
surrounding +
Bract architecture or shape
leaflike +
Bract presence
absent +
Bract shape
triangular +
Bristle presence
absent +
Bristle pubescence or shape
crinkly +
Cell-wall orientation
anticlinal +
Cell-wall shape
sinuate +
Central spine atypical length
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Central spine atypical quantity
1 (4) +
Central spine course
curved +  and straight +
Central spine diameter
0.015 cm0.15 mm <br />1.5e-4 m <br /> (0.035 cm0.35 mm <br />3.5e-4 m <br />) +
Central spine length
2mm +  and 8mm +
Central spine orientation
ascending +  and porrect +
Central spine quantity
1 +
Central spine shape
not hooked +
Central spine width
0.015 cm0.15 mm <br />1.5e-4 m <br /> (0.045 cm0.45 mm <br />4.5e-4 m <br />) +
Chain architecture
sessile +
Chain architecture or shape
symmetric +
Chain life cycle
proliferating +
Chain orientation
arising +
Chamber architecture
open +
Cladode length or size
long +
Cladode shape
flattened +  and cylindric +
Common name
Heyder’s nipple cactus +
Cortex coating
not mucilaginous +
Cortex width
thick +
Distribution
N.Mex. +, Okla. +, Tex. +, Mexico (Coahuila) +, Mexico (Nuevo León) +  and Mexico (Tamaulipas) +
Elevation
10-1400 m +
Epidermis arrangement
not separating +
Epidermis condition
intact +
Floral remnant duration
persistent +
Flower architecture
sessile +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower arrangement
arranged +
Flower atypical length
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (5.2 cm52 mm <br />0.052 m <br />) +
Flower atypical width
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (7.5 cm75 mm <br />0.075 m <br />) +
Flower duration
diurnal +
Flower fusion
unconnected +
Flower length
1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (2.3 cm23 mm <br />0.023 m <br />) +
Flower length or size
long +
Flower quantity
1 +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Flower shape
rotate +  and campanulate +
Flower tube atypical some measurement
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Flower tube fusion
adnate +
Flower tube position
epigynous +
Flower tube prominence
conspicuous +
Flower tube some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Flower width
1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br />) +
Fruit architecture or shape
berrylike +
Fruit atypical length
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Fruit atypical width
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (2.6 cm26 mm <br />0.026 m <br />) +
Fruit coloration
red;crimson;carmine;crimson;carmine;scarlet;red +
Fruit condition
drying +
Fruit dehiscence
indehiscent +
Fruit duration
persistent +, long +  and deciduous +
Fruit length
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Fruit length or size
long +
Fruit reflectance
brilliant +
Fruit shape
obovoid +  and clavate +
Fruit texture
juicy +
Fruit width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Glochid presence
absent +
Ground atypical width
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (7.5 cm75 mm <br />0.075 m <br />) +
Ground length
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Ground width
7.5 cm75 mm <br />0.075 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Habitat
Chihuahuan desert scrub, Tamaulipan thorn scrub, and Edwards Plateau, usually limestone and alluvial substrates +
Hair density
dense +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Inflorescence derivation
true +
Inner tepal coloration
Cream (?) +  and Pale-pink (?) +
Inner tepal length
1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br /> (1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br />) +
Inner tepal shape
petal-like +
Inner tepal width
2mm;2.5mm +
Interstice width
narrower +
Kind quantity
2 +
Latex quantity
abundant +
Leaf architecture
sessile +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf duration
deciduous +  and persistent +
Leaf presence
absent +
Leaf prominence
rudimentary +
Leaf shape
flat +  and terete +
Leaf size
nearly +  and microscopic +
Leaf some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
Long-shoot architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Long-shoot relief
tuberculate +
Long-shoot shape
fluted;spheric;depressed-spheric or club-shaped +
Midstripe coloration
brownish +, greenish +, pink +  and tan +
Nectary prominence
apparent +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Outer tepal architecture or shape
sepal-like +
Outer tepal shape
Bractlike (?) +
Ovary derivation
true +
Ovary position relational
surrounding +
Ovary prominence
sunken +
Perianth duration
deciduous +  and persistent +
Perianth position
epigynous +
Phenology
Flowering Mar–Apr +  and fruiting Aug–Mar. +
Pistil architecture
compound +
Pistil architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Pit shape
concave +  and cavernous +
Pith coating
not mucilaginous +
Placenta arrangement
parietal +
Placenta atypical quantity
14 (20) +
Placenta quantity
3;14 +
Portion architecture or shape
spiny +
Portion arrangement
separated +
Portion life cycle
flowering +
Protuberance fusion
coalescent +
Protuberance shape
ridgelike +  and nipple--shaped +
Publication title
Allg. Gartenzeitung +
Publication year
1848 +
Reference
None +
Reproductive areole architecture
naked +
Reproductive areole pubescence
bristly +  and woolly +
Rib atypical quantity
30 (40) +
Rib orientation
vertical +
Rib quantity
3;2;2;30 +
Rib short-shoot architecture or shape
barbed +
Rib short-shoot size
minute +
Ring arrangement
distant +
Root density
diffuse +
Scale architecture or shape
leaflike +
Scale presence
absent +
Scale quantity
lacking +
Scale shape
triangular +
Scale size
small +
Secondary-root density
diffuse +
Seed architecture
arillate +  and strophiolate +
Seed atypical quantity
0 (5) +
Seed coloration
yellowish +  and reddish-brown +
Seed diameter
0.4mm;12mm +
Seed length
0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Seed quantity
1;3000 +
Seed reflectance
shiny +
Seed relief
pitted +
Seed shape
obovoid;pyriform;obovoid;pyriform;lenticular-reniform;comma--shaped;spheric +
Seed some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
Seed width
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br />) +
Segment duration
persistent +
Segment fragility
detachable +
Source xml
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Special status
Illustrated +
Spine architecture
bristlelike +
Spine architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Spine architecture or shape
needlelike +
Spine arrangement
radial +
Spine atypical quantity
17 (26) +
Spine atypical some measurement
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
Spine coloration
white +  and white-and-brown or brown +
Spine coloration or pubescence or relief
striate +
Spine course
straight +  and curved +
Spine duration
deciduous +  and persistent +
Spine fragility
stiff +
Spine presence
absent +
Spine pubescence
glabrous +
Spine pubescence or relief
rough +
Spine quantity
13 (?) +  and 17 (?) +
Spine shape
annulate-ridged +, hairlike +, daggerlike +, subulate +  and acicular +
Spine some measurement
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Spine texture
hard +  and rigid +
Stamen quantity
50;1500 +
Stamen shape
decurrent +
Stem architecture
unsegmented +
Stem atypical length
15cm (25cm) +
Stem atypical width
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Stem coloration
purplish +, green +  and gray-green +
Stem length
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
Stem prominence
protruding +
Stem shape
flat-topped +  and top--shaped +
Stem texture
firm +
Stem width
4cm;10cm +
Stigma lobe atypical quantity
14 (20) +
Stigma lobe coloration
red +  and green +
Stigma lobe quantity
1;3;14 +
Stigma lobe some measurement
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style quantity
1 +
Subcentral spine presence
absent +
Surface architecture or shape
ribbed +
Surface relief
tuberculate +
Surface texture
woody +
Synonyms
Mammillaria applanata +, Mammillaria gummifera var. applanata +, Mammillaria gummifera var. hemispherica +, Mammillaria heyderi var. applanata +  and Mammillaria heyderi var. hemispherica +
Taproot architecture
adventitous +
Taproot derivation
adventitious +
Taproot shape
obconic +
Taxon family
Cactaceae +
Taxon habitat
epipetric +  and epiphytic +
Taxon name
Mammillaria heyderi var. heyderi +
Taxon parent
Mammillaria heyderi +
Taxon rank
variety +
Tepal margin architecture or shape
entire +
Tepal margin shape
fringed +  and entire +
Tepal quantity
5;50 +
Testa cell shape
flat +  and concave +
Testa fragility
pliable +
Testa reflectance
dull +  and glossy +
Testa width
thin +
Tissue condition
healthy +
Tubercle arrangement
not confluent +
Tubercle atypical length
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Tubercle coloration
white +
Tubercle fusion
distinct +
Tubercle length
9mm +  and 20mm +
Tubercle presence
absent +
Tubercle shape
cylindric +, conic +  and pyramidal +
Tubercle texture
sticky +
Tubercle width
3mm +  and 7mm +
Volume
Volume 4 +
Wall course
straight +
Wall shape
sinuate +
Whole organism architecture
unbranched +
Whole organism architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism habitat
epiphytic;epiphytic;epiphytic +
Whole organism height or length or size
short +
Whole organism location
deep-seated +
Whole organism orientation
erect +
Whole organism prominence
protruding +
Whole organism shape
barrel-shaped +  and spheric +
Wool height or length or size
short +
X chromosome quantity
11 +