Mammillaria hernandezii

Mammillaria hernandezii is a species of cacti in the tribe Cacteae.^[2] It is native to Mexico where it has a disjointed distribution in a small area of upland tropical pine scrub.^[3][4] There are estimated to be fewer than 500 plants in the wild and is classified as endangered.^[1]

Mammillaria hernandezii
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Mammillaria
Species:	M. hernandezii
Binomial name
Mammillaria hernandezii Glass & R.A.Foster