Button Cactus Plant Care
Epithelantha micromeris (Engelm.) F.A.C.Weber ex Britton & Rose
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Epithelantha micromeris is a button cactus in the genus Epithelantha, found in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and northeast Mexico. It is characterized by its white-grey spines growing on a globular shaped stem.
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How do you care for Button Cactus?
Button Cactus grows best in full sun.
Where Is the Button Cactus Native To?
What Is the Button Cactus?
Button Cactus (Epithelantha micromeris) belongs to the Cactaceae family within the Epithelantha genus. Button Cactus is native to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and northeast Mexico. Button Cactus is also known as False Peyote, Little Button Cactus.
Button Cactus displays a low clumping cactus growth habit, reaching up to tall with a spread of approximately . Button Cactus produces small white or pink flowers.
What Light Does the Button Cactus Need?
Button Cactus thrives in full sun.
Light Requirement
Full sun
What Soil Mix Works Best for a Button Cactus?
Sandy, well-draining cactus mix with perlite and coarse sand. Good drainage is essential for Button Cactus to prevent waterlogging, which leads to root rot and fungal issues.
How Do You Repot a Button Cactus?
Repot every 2-3 years in early spring. Choose a pot one size larger than the current container, and ensure it has drainage holes to allow excess water to escape.
How Do You Propagate a Button Cactus?
Button Cactus can be propagated through seeds, offsets. Similar propagation techniques also apply to boke's button cactus plant care, which shares the same genus.
Is the Button Cactus Toxic to Pets and Children?
Pet safety not verified
The ASPCA does not list Button Cactus, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Keep pets from chewing it as a precaution.
This is a general caution, not veterinary or medical advice. If your pet ate a plant, contact your vet or animal poison control.
See all plants toxic to cats and plants toxic to dogs.
What Pests and Diseases Affect the Button Cactus?
Button Cactus is susceptible to mealybugs, spider mites. Inspect the foliage regularly, especially along leaf undersides and stems. Treat infestations promptly with insecticidal soap or neem oil to prevent spread.
Yellow leaves, brown tips or drooping? See common plant problems and how to fix them.
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Button Cactus is one of many species covered in the complete plant care and identification guide, which groups plants by genus, attribute, and popularity.
It belongs to the Epithelantha genus — compare its care with other Epithelantha species on PlantoScan.
Epithelantha is part of the Cactaceae plant family — browse all Cactaceae genera and species.
Button Cactus thrives in bright light and direct sun — see other bright-light plants.
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- Scientific name & taxonomy: Epithelantha micromeris (Engelm.) F.A.C.Weber ex Britton & Rose, family Cactaceae (first published in Cactaceae 3: 93. 1922.) — World Flora Online record.
- Pet toxicity: Pet safety not verified: the ASPCA does not list Button Cactus, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Checked against the ASPCA plant list; any other toxicity note on this page comes from PlantoScan's plant database.
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