| Family Name | Cactaceae |
| Scientific name | Mammillaria lenta |
| Common name | Mammillaria lenta |
| Growth habit | It grows and clumps in rock cracks. Altitude 900 - 1.400 m. |
| Leaf | Radial spine: 30 - 40, dense, fine, soft and close together giving the effect of looking like a bird's nest glassy white to slightly yellow, 3 - 7 mm long. |
| Flower | Produces rings of large pure white flowers with a purplish-pinkish stripe, 20(-25) mm long and 25 mm in diameter. Stigmas are a bright olive-green. Perianth segment pointed. |
| Fruit | Clavate, red, up to 10 mm long. |
| More to learn | Blooming season (Europe) : April/May. Flowering may be reluctant unless it is placed in a warm position with high light levels. |
| Properties | - |
| Treats | - |
| Reference | Cactus art |