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This is Mammillaria bombycina, who has amazing hooked spines and excellent radial spine patterns and a wonderfully white fluffy top and (unexpectedly) flowers.
Side view:

Top view so that you can appreciate the nice spine coloration:

Mammillaria hahniana, who has bloomed at least three times this winter. I wasn't expecting more, but... not complaining. Hahniana is quickly turning into one of my favorites for the weird hairiness and the amazingly pink flowers. Here's a pic showing both assets:

Mammillaria bocasana, not blooming but delightfully thick with hooked spines. Good effort, bocasana:

Mammillaria plumosa is also flowering again, big effort from a little cactus. A pettable cactus, too, there are no sharp spines on him:

This is Mammillaria bombycina, who has amazing hooked spines and excellent radial spine patterns and a wonderfully white fluffy top and (unexpectedly) flowers.
Side view:

Top view so that you can appreciate the nice spine coloration:

Mammillaria hahniana, who has bloomed at least three times this winter. I wasn't expecting more, but... not complaining. Hahniana is quickly turning into one of my favorites for the weird hairiness and the amazingly pink flowers. Here's a pic showing both assets:

Mammillaria bocasana, not blooming but delightfully thick with hooked spines. Good effort, bocasana:

Mammillaria plumosa is also flowering again, big effort from a little cactus. A pettable cactus, too, there are no sharp spines on him:

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