| Elegant Nipple Cactus |
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| File size | 198390 |
| Original date | 2/27/09 12:47 AM |
| Resolution | 800 x 600 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 300.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/500s |
| Aperture | 6.3 |
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| Metering Mode | Multi-segment |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSLR-A100 |
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Botanical name: Mammillaria haageana subsp. elegans Family: Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Synonyms: Mammillaria elegans
Synonyms: Mammillaria elegans
Elegant Nipple Cactus is a solitary, seldom branching cactus. Stems are
spherical, 5-8 cm in diameter, slightly depressed at the top with little
wool. Wool is abundant in the young axils. Stems does not contain milky
sap. Radial spines are 16-18, white, slender, needle-like, interlacing
somewhat curved, longer at the sides, 1-5 mm long. Central spines are 2,
often only 1, stout needle-like to awl-shaped, straight or a little bent,
grey-brown, darker at the tip, 5-8 mm long. Flowers are bright rose-red
with darker midstripe, 1.5-2 cm long.
Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh
| Photographed in Delhi. |