| Cochemiea halei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Cochemiea |
| Species: | C. halei |
| Binomial name | |
| Cochemiea halei (Brandegee) Walton | |
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Cochemiea halei is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.
Cochemiea halei forms large clusters up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in size. Individual shoots are cylindrical, 30–40 cm (12–16 in) long, and 5–7.5 cm (2.0–3.0 in) in diameter. The warts are short, and the axillae are woolly. It has 6-9 stiff, strong, reddish-brown central spines 2.0–2.5 cm (0.79–0.98 in) long that turn gray with age. The 15-22 radial spines are initially reddish-brown and gray, 0.9–1.5 cm (0.35–0.59 in) long.
The red flowers are vertical with a crooked-hemmed and 3.5–5 cm (1.4–2.0 in) long with a long flower tube. The fruits are club-shaped, red, and up to 1.2 cm (0.47 in) long. Seeds are reticulated. [2]
Cochemiea halei is found in Baja California Sur, Mexico, specifically on the islands of Magdalena and Santa Margarita at elevations of 10 to 100 meters. It grows on sand dunes on the beach along with Echinocereus barthelowanus , Opuntia pycnantha , Cochemiea dioica , and Stenocereus eruca . [3]
First described as Mammillaria halei in 1889 by American botanist Townshend Stith Brandegee, the specific epithet honors J.P. Hale, a landowner in Baja California who supported Brandegee's expedition. [4] Frederick Arthur Walton reclassified the species to the genus Cochemiea in 1899. [5]
Cochemiea dioica, also called the strawberry cactus, California fishhook cactus, strawberry pincushion or fishhook cactus, is a cactus species of the genus Cochemiea. Its common name in Spanish is biznaga llavina. Temperature along with precipitation are consequential factors in distributing plant species.
Cochemiea tetrancistra is a species of fishhook cactus known by the common name common fishhook cactus. It is native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, where it grows in a variety of desert habitat types.
Cochemiea multidigitata is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae that is endemic to San Pedro Nolasco Island in Mexico, growing on steep slopes. Cochemiea multidigitata sprouts a white to cream-colored flower from spring to early summer.
Cochemiea grahamii is a species of cactus also known by the names Arizona fishhook cactus and Graham's nipple cactus.
Cochemiea barbata is a small cactus native to Chihuahua, Sonora, and Durango, with the common name greenflower nipple cactus.
Cochemiea mainiae is a species of cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae, with the common name counterclockwise nipple cactus.
Ferocactus gracilis, the fire barrel cactus, is a species of Ferocactus from Northwestern Mexico. This cactus gets its common name from the striking red coloration of its defensive spines and flowers.
Cochemiea blossfeldiana is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.
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Cochemiea insularis is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.
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Cochemiea setispina is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.
Cochemiea schumannii is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.
Cochemiea albicans is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.
Cochemiea armillata is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.
Cochemiea cerralboa is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.
Cochemiea phitauiana is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.
Cochemiea palmeri is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.
Echinocereus barthelowianus is a species of cactus native to Mexico.
Echinocereus maritimus is a species of cactus native to Mexico.
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