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Epithelantha micromeris

Epithelantha micromeris

Epithelantha micromeris

Epithelantha micromeris (Engelm.) F.A.C.Weber ex Britton & Rose is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Epithelantha.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is MXEAG, MXECU, MXEHI, MXEZA, MXEQU, NWMOO, MXEGU, ARIOO, MXESL, NORTHERNAMERICA, MXE_DU, TEX; SE. Arizona to SW. Texas and NE. Mexico.1

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, desert or dry shrubland.1

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Epithelantha micromeris (Engelm.) F.A.C.Weber ex Britton & Rose". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:92861-2 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Epithelantha micromeris". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/8013485 ↩

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Epithelantha micromeris

Epithelantha micromeris

Epithelantha micromeris

Epithelantha micromeris is one of the smallest and most delicate members of the Cactaceae family. Highly prized by succulent collectors, it is commonly known as the "Button Cactus" due to its miniature, globose growth form and dense covering of tiny white spines .

 Epithelantha micromeris

Epithelantha micromeris

Epithelantha micromeris

Epithelantha micromeris is one of the smallest and most delicate members of the Cactaceae family. Highly prized by succulent collectors, it is commonly known as the "Button Cactus" due to its miniature, globose growth form and dense covering of tiny white spines .

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What is Epithelantha micromeris?
Epithelantha micromeris is a species-level taxonomy entry identified by the scientific name Epithelantha micromeris.
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