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Of the total species of Mammillaria known to Mexico, 9.86% inhabit this region, and 44% of these are endemic.
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Characteristic Sonoran species on the islands are the palo verde Cercidium spp., elephant tree Bursera microphylla, desert ironwood Olneya tesota, limberbush Jatropha spp., ocatillo Fouquieria diguetti, white bursage Ambrosia spp. and cacti such as the columnar cardon Pachycerus pringlei, viejito Mammillaria capensis, cholla Opuntia cholla and prickly pears Opuntia spp.
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California, Mexico 2008
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Some cacti species such as the cream cactus (Mammillaria gummifera), the pin cushion (M. orestera), and the hedgehogs (Echinocereus triglochidiatus and E. ledingii) are mainly centered in these biotic communities.
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At least 15 species of Mammillaria occur in this region.
Balsas dry forests 2007
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Mamillaria gracilis (Mammillaria vetula ssp. gracilis)
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Mamillaria phellosperma (Mammillaria tetrancistra)
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Mamillaria echinata (Mammillaria elongata ssp. echinaria)
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Mamillaria applanata (Mammillaria heyderi ssp. hemisphaerica)
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Mamillaria multiceps (Mammillaria prolifera ssp. texana)
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Mamillaria Wildiana (Mammillaria crinita ssp. wildii)
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