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What is Thornber’s Fishhook Cactus?
Cochemiea thornberi is a species of the Cochemiea genus.
Cochemmiea thornberi is also known as Mammillaria thornberi, Thornber’s fishhook cactus, Thornber’s nipple cactus. (1)
What does a Thornber’s fishhook cactus look like?
has numerous branches that all root to the ground (1)
can grow in clumps, picture here (2)
Where are Thornber’s fishhook cactus located?
often grows beaneath the branches of Ambrosia dumosa. (1)
desert scrub (1)
Avra Vally, Arizona (1)
Saguaro National park, Arizona (1)
Tohono O’odham Indian Reservation (1)
What does a flower look like?
picture here (1)
pink, purple (2)
What do the seed look like?
black seeds (1)
Humans and Thornber’s fishhook cactus
The fruit of a Thornber’s fishhook cactus is edible for humans. (1)
Resources
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochemiea_thornberi
2. https://www.cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Mammillaria&species=thornberi
