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Mammillaria microthele
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Mammillaria
Species:	M. microthele
Binomial name
Mammillaria microthele Muehlenpf.

Mammillaria microthele is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species is sometimes considered a subspecies of Mammillaria formosa.

References

1. Hernández, H.M., Gómez-Hinostrosa, C. & Goettsch, B. 2002. Mammillaria microthele. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.

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