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Mammillaria prolifera (Mill.) Haw.

Texas Nipple Cactus

Native records: 5 botanical areas

Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, 2 more areas

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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.

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A succulent subshrub of seasonally dry tropical climates. Native to Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States.

This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.

Distribution areas

  • Cuba

    • CubaNative

  • Dominican Republic

    • Dominican RepublicNative

  • Haiti

    • HaitiNative

  • Mexico

    • Mexico NortheastNative

  • Puerto Rico

    • HaitiNative

  • United States of America

    • TexasNative

Climate of the native range

The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.

  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • Af Tropical, rainforest
  • BSh Arid, steppe, hot
  • BSk Arid, steppe, cold
  • BWh Arid, desert, hot
  • Am Tropical, monsoon
  • Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
  • Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer

The same climate occurs in 236 areas worldwide, 231 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map

A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).

Other names

Texas Nipple Cactus、little candles、West Indian Nipple-cactus

Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Mammillaria

Other species in Mammillaria

Sources

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Cuba · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Dominican Republic · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Haiti · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Mexico · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Puerto Rico · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    United States of America · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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