Mammillaria microhelia
By Hywel
16 May, 2014
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'Microhelia' means 'Little Sun' ... and it is named that because of the way the flowers look :)
It is considered to be an endangered species, because it is only found in 5 places in Central Mexico.
It is illegal to collect it from the wild, but it does go on, and that is one of the reasons why it is so rare now.
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I think so too :)
18 May, 2014
It's lovely - such a delicate colour.
20 May, 2014
Thank you :)
21 May, 2014
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beautiful...great name for the bloom too.
16 May, 2014