Brain Cactus - Mammillaria Elongata Cristata inventory-hero-monitored The pinecone-shaped segments are covered

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If you plant them in a garden

The leaf covering stipules are silvery-white

and growth is stunted

Brain Cactus - Mammillaria Elongata Cristata inventory-hero-monitored The pinecone-shaped segments are coveredThe Brain Cactus, known as the Mammillaria elongata cristata, is a cristata form of the Mammillaria elongata. Its growth pattern resembles the convoluted folds and ridges of a human brain, hence the common nickname. This distinctive characteristic sets it apart from other succulent plants. The brain cactus is a succulent ground cover, forming with time tight clumps of erect, ascending, prostrate, or recumbent stems that can grow up to 6 inches tall