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Plants
Lace-spine Nipple-cactus
Mammillaria lasiacantha
Authorship: Engelmann
Sources
[Lieb 956]
Taxonomic Classification
KingdomPlantae
PhylumMAGNOLIOPHYTA (Flowering Plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (Dicots)
FamilyCACTACEAE (Cactus Family)
GenusMammillaria
Specieslasiacantha
Recent Observations
Sourced from iNaturalist
Lace-spine Nipple Cactus (opens in new tab)
argonautaOct 21, 2026Texas, US
Lace-spine Nipple Cactus (opens in new tab)argonautaOct 21, 2026Texas, US
Mammillaria lasiacantha lasiacantha (opens in new tab)rjarquin-lewisOct 22, 2026Eddy County, US-NM, US
Mammillaria lasiacantha lasiacantha (opens in new tab)argonautaOct 21, 2026Texas, US
Mammillaria lasiacantha lasiacantha (opens in new tab)lindseyelkinsOct 14, 2026Texas, US
Mammillaria lasiacantha lasiacantha (opens in new tab)knightericmOct 18, 2026Texas, US
Mammillaria lasiacantha lasiacantha (opens in new tab)rjarquin-lewisOct 13, 2026Eddy County, US-NM, US
Mammillaria lasiacantha lasiacantha (opens in new tab)ambiguousreptileOct 13, 2026Eddy County, US-NM, US
biznaga de espinas pubescentes (opens in new tab)jesus_alberto52597Oct 9, 2026Chihuahua, MX
biznaga de espinas pubescentes (opens in new tab)lynx1985Oct 3, 2026Ocampo, MX-CA, MX
Conservation assessments from the following sources:
- NatureServe Explorer
- IUCN Red List
- Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)
| IUCN Red List | LCLeast Concern |
|---|---|
| NatureServe Global (opens in new tab) | G4Apparently Secure |
| NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab) | S3Vulnerable |
| Texas SGCN | Not assessed |