Aka Mammillaria cactus, Mother of Hundreds Golden Stars (Lady Fingers), Cushion Foxtail Cactus Elephant’s Tooth Owl’s Eyes
The family name stems from the nipple-shaped tubercles which are spirally arranged. The areoles, from which spines grow, can produce hair like or woolly spines that are either stiff or soft and in a range of colours. The arrangement of spines per species gives a wide variety of appearances as do the many flower colours produced by the plants.