Or rather, Mammilaria celsiana. Allegedly (thank you, Wikipedia), its name is derived from the Latin mammilla, "nipple," in reference to the tubercule features of many of the species within the genus.
Somehow, associating such a spiny plant with nipples seems rather wrong. Not to mention painful.
We'll just use the common name, "golden pincushion." That seems much more appropriate for a cactus.
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