Mammillaria melaleuca
A small globular Mammillaria with long tubercles and yellow flowers from the dry highlands of north-eastern Mexico, mainly Tamaulipas. It wants bright light, a dry and cool winter, and summer rain.
Where it grows wild
Grassland and low scrub on limestone at mid elevations, often partly sheltered by grasses or shrubs.
No recorded elevations; the two climate sites are at about 1,450 m and 2,300 m.
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