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A fishhook Mammillaria
Fishhook cactus is a common name for any hook-spined species of the genera Mammillaria, Echinomastus, Sclerocactus, or Cochemiea. They are small cacti, usually growing up to 6-7 inches (20 cm) high, and are shaped similar to a barrel cactus. They are not to be confused with the 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]
Fishhookcactus is a common name for any hook-spined species of the genera Mammillaria, Echinomastus, Sclerocactus, or Cochemiea. They are small cacti...
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surface tissue sunburn, giving the name "compass cactus." Fishhook barrel cactus with fruit Barrel cactus flowers Field of barrel cacti, created with human...
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authority. These species are xerophytic. They are sometimes called 'fishhookcactus' or 'little barrels.' Sclerocactus range in shape from ovoid to elongate...
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