Latin name: Mammillaria dioica Engelm.
Pronunciation: ma-mil-AIR-ee-a di-OH-ik-a
Common name: Strawberry cactus
Family: Cactaceae (Cactus)
Habitat: Hillsides, washes, coastal scrub to creosote-bush scrub to 4500', South Coast, west edge Sonora Desert, Baja
Blooming period: February to April
Name derivations: 1) Mammillaria 2) dioica
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