Mammillaria melanocentra inventory-hero-monitored sword-shaped leaves that grow upright

sword-shaped leaves that grow upright and can grow up to 3–4 feet tall and 2 feet wide

as the long cylindrical body will readily show variations in growing conditions

but the distal third often dried and brown

The stems are globose to cylindrical

Mammillaria melanocentra inventory-hero-monitored sword-shaped leaves that grow uprightMammillaria melanocentra is a short, stocky and glaucous perennial cactus species with large tubercles. Each head is surrounded by a complete ring of star like dark pink flowers. It originates in Northern Mexico (Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas, Mexico). Stem: Depressed spherical, to short cylindric and rather flattened at the top, up to to 16 cm high and 10 12( 15) cm in diameter, glaucous green. Tubercles: in 8 and 13 spirals, firm,