Mammillaria vetula, the thimble cactus, is a species of cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae. It is endemic to the Mexican states of Hidalgo, Guanajuato and Querétaro.

Mammillaria vetula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Mammillaria
Species:
M. vetula
Binomial name
Mammillaria vetula
Mart., 1832
Synonyms

Mammillaria gracilis

Mammillaria vetula sub. gracils
Mammillaria vetula sub. gracils cv. Arizona snowcap

References edit

  1. ^ Gómez-Hinostrosa, C.; Sánchez , E.; Guadalupe Martínez, J.; Bárcenas Luna, R. (2017). "Mammillaria vetula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T152362A121533115. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152362A121533115.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.