Wilcox's fishhook cactus
(Mammillaria wrightii wilcoxii)
Description
Mammillaria wrightii�is a�species�of the genus�Mammillaria�in the�cactus�family(Cactaceae).�Thespecific�epithet�wrightii�honors the American botanist�Charles Wright�, who explored in particular Texas and Cuba.�English�common names�are "Brown Pincushion", "Wilcox's Fishhook Cactus", "Wilcox's Pincushion", "Wright's fishook Cactus" and "Wright's Pincushion
Taxonomic tree:
Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Cactaceae
Genus:Mammillaria
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