| Cochemiea poselgeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Cochemiea |
| Species: | C. poselgeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Cochemiea poselgeri (Hildm.) Britton & Rose 1923 | |
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Cochemiea poselgeri is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico [2]
Cochemiea poselgeri grows in branching clusters from the base, forming large groups. The shoots are cylindrical, up to 2 meters long and 4 cm (1.6 in) in diameter, often hanging over rocks. The triangular warts are slightly rounded at the top and spaced apart. The axillae are woolly with a few bristles. The Areoles are white and wooly with a hooked central spine is 1.5 to 2 cm (0.59 to 0.79 in) long, and there are up to 8 radial spines, 1 centimeter long, brown with white tips.
The flowers are red, 3 cm (1.2 in) in size, with crooked edges. The fruits are red and range from spherical to broadly elongated, 6 to 8 mm (0.24 to 0.31 in) in diameter. [3]
Cochemiea poselgeri is widespread in Baja California Sur, Mexico at elevations of 0 to 120 meters. It is found growing on flat sandy areas, on rocks and hanging off cliffs and ridges. Plants are found growing among Cochemiea fraileana , Cochemiea schumannii , Cochemiea dioica , Lophocereus schottii , Stenocereus gummosus , Echinocereus brandegeei , Echinocereus barthelowanus , Pachycereus pringlei , Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum , Stenocereus thurberi , Ferocactus townsendianus , Peniocereus johnstonii , Opuntia tapona , Cylindropuntia molesta , Opuntia invicta , Cylindropuntia cholla and Jatropha cinerea . [4]
Originally described as Mammillaria poselgeri by Heinrich Hildmann in 1885, the species name honors German botanist Heinrich Poselger. [5] Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose reclassified it into the genus Cochemiea in 1923. [6]
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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.
Stenocereus gummosus is a flowering plant in the family Cactaceae that is found in Baja California, Mexico at elevations of 9 to 134 meters
Cochemiea albicans is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.
Cochemiea cerralboa is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.
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Cochemiea pondii is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.
Echinocereus barthelowianus is a species of cactus native to Mexico.
Echinocereus brandegeei is a species of cactus native to Mexico.
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