| Cochemiea mainiae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Cochemiea |
| Species: | C. mainiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cochemiea mainiae (K.Brandegee) P.B.Breslin & Majure | |
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Cochemiea mainiae is a species of cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae, with the common name counterclockwise nipple cactus. [2]
Cochemiea mainiae grows both solitary and in clusters from the base. Its bright green, sometimes reddish, spherical to egg-shaped shoots reach 6-7 centimeters in height and 10-12 centimeters in diameter. The slightly inward-curving, cylindrical to conical warts lack milky juice and have bare axillae. The plant has 1-2 strong central spines, brown or yellow with dark tips, up to 1.5 centimeters long, and 8-15 slender, needle-like radial spines, yellow to white with dark tips, 1.2 centimeters long.
The pinkish-white flowers feature a striking purplish-pink central stripe, are 1.2 centimeters long, and equally wide. The bright red, small, spherical to ovoid fruits, containing black seeds. [3]
Cochemiea mainiae is native to the Sonoran desert plains of Arizona in the US and the Mexican states of Sonora and Sinaloa growing in sand dunes, rocky slopes and hillsides and southwestern oak woodlands. [4]
Initially described as Mammillaria mainiae in 1900 by Mary Katharine Brandegee, the species name honors its discoverer, Ms. F. M. Main. In 2021, Peter B. Breslin and Lucas C. Majure reclassified the species into the genus Cochemiea. [5] [6]
Cochemiea is a genus of cactus. The group was previously synonymized with Mammillaria, until molecular phylogenetic studies determined that—when broadly circumscribed—Mammillaria is not monophyletic; thus, Cochemiea has been accepted as a distinct genus.
Cochemiea macdougallii is a species of cactus in the genus Cochemiea.
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 thornberi is a species of cactus known by the common names Thornber's fishhook cactus and Thornber's nipple cactus. It is native to Arizona in the United States and Sonora in Mexico.
Cochemiea barbata is a small cactus native to Chihuahua, Sonora, and Durango, with the common name greenflower nipple cactus.
Cochemiea conoidea, common name Texas cone cactus or Chihuahuan beehive, is a species of cactus native to southern United States to central Mexico.
Cochemiea boolii is a species of cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae with pink-petaled flowers.
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 wrightii is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico and the southern United States.
Cochemiea blossfeldiana is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.
Cochemiea hutchisoniana is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.
Cochemiea insularis 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 estebanensis 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.
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