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''Cochemiea tetrancistra'' is a species of
Jepson Manual Treatment — ''Mammillaria tetrancistra''USDA Plants Profile for ''Mammillaria tetrancistra''Flora of North AmericaMammillarias.net Profile''Cochemiea tetrancistra'' — UC Photo gallery
tetrancistra Cacti of Mexico Cacti of the United States Flora of the California desert regions Flora of the Sonoran Deserts Flora of Arizona Flora of Nevada Flora of Sonora Flora of Utah Natural history of the Colorado Desert Natural history of the Mojave Desert North American desert flora Taxa named by George Engelmann Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Cactus-stub
fishhook cactus
Fishhook cactus is a common name for any hook-spined species of the genera ''Mammillaria'', ''Echinomastus'' or '' Sclerocactus''. They are small cacti, usually growing up to 6-7 inches (20 cm) high, and are shaped similar to a barrel c ...
known by the common name common fishhook cactus. It is native to the Mojave and Sonoran Desert
The Sonoran Desert ( es, Desierto de Sonora) is a desert in North America and ecoregion that covers the northwestern Mexican states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur, as well as part of the southwestern United States (in Arizona ...
s of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, where it grows in a variety of desert habitat types.
Description
Thiscactus
A cactus (, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1750 known species of the order Caryophyllales. The word ''cactus'' derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Gree ...
generally has a single cylindrical stem a few centimeters wide and up to about 25 centimeters tall. Each cluster of spines is made up of 3 or 4 dark, hooked central spines and many straight, white radial spines, the longest reaching 2.5 centimeters in length. The flower is 2 to 4 centimeters wide and pink to lavender in color. The fruit is red, shiny, and fleshy and contains many black seeds coated in corky aril
An aril (pronounced ), also called an arillus, is a specialized outgrowth from a seed that partly or completely covers the seed. An arillode or false aril is sometimes distinguished: whereas an aril grows from the attachment point of the see ...
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External links
Jepson Manual Treatment — ''Mammillaria tetrancistra''
tetrancistra Cacti of Mexico Cacti of the United States Flora of the California desert regions Flora of the Sonoran Deserts Flora of Arizona Flora of Nevada Flora of Sonora Flora of Utah Natural history of the Colorado Desert Natural history of the Mojave Desert North American desert flora Taxa named by George Engelmann Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Cactus-stub