Mammillaria elongata ‘Cristata’
Golden lace
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4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland · ≈ 10 × 8″ (26 × 20 cm) 
4/11/2011 · Susan and Raimond’s, Phoenix, Maryland 
4/11/2011 · Susan and Raimond’s, Phoenix, Maryland 
12/3/2011 · Susan and Raimond’s, Phoenix, Maryland · ≈ 4½ × 3″ (11 × 7.9 cm) 
4/11/2011 · Susan and Raimond’s, Phoenix, Maryland 
12/3/2011 · Susan and Raimond’s, Phoenix, Maryland · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm) 
4/11/2011 · Susan and Raimond’s, Phoenix, Maryland 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Caryophyllidae | Cacti, many other succulents, carnivorous plants, and leadworts |
| Order | Caryophyllales | Includes cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, and many carnivorous plants |
| Family | Cactaceae | Succulent (water-storing) plants, often spiny |
| Genus | Mammillaria | From Latin mammilla, “nipple,” referring to the tubercules on members of this genus |
| Species | elongata | Elongated, lengthened |
Mammillaria elongata ‘Cristata’ description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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