Fishhook cactus
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Fishhook cactus is a common name for any hook-spined
fishhook barrel cactus (Ferocactus wislizenii) of the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts. The Fishhook cactus is a large category of around 150 species.[1]
Good places to see "fishhook" Mammillaria are the Sonoran Desert on the U.S. - Mexico border, and the Mesa Verde National Park. Often found growing in desert and rocky locations.[2]
Notable species
The genus Mammillaria also contains "pincushion" and other cacti. Some Mammillaria species have been reclassified into the genus Cochemiea.
- green fishhook cactus
- strawberry cactus
- Arizona fishhook cactus
- Mammillaria grahamii var. oliviae – pitahayita
- common fishhook cactus
- Thornber's fishhook cactus
References
- ^ "fishhook cactus | plant". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
- ^ Calscape.com. "Fish Hook Cactus, Mammillaria dioica". Calscape. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
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