The cactus seedlings are steadily coming along. The hooks of M. pennispinosa, above, are as sharp as they look. I keep a pair of embroidery scissors handy when I repot such little hookers so I can detach them from my fingers when I’m done.
Varieties of fuzz
Beautiful. To where are they native? They look something like cactus I’ve seen in the high deserts of Southern California.
There are a few mammillarias native to southern California, but the vast majority, including these three, are are found in Mexico.