Cochemiea palmeri
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| Cochemiea palmeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Cochemiea |
| Species: | C. palmeri |
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| Cochemiea palmeri (J.M.Coult.) P.B.Breslin & Majure | |
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Cochemiea palmeri is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.[2]
Cochemiea palmeri grows in groups with gray-green, elongated spherical shoots reaching 9 cm (3.5 in) in height and 5 cm (2.0 in) in diameter. The square-based, bluntly conical warts lack milky juice. The axillae are covered with white wool and short, twisted bristles. The plant has 3 to 5 straight or occasionally hooked central spines, brownish with dark tips, measuring 6 to 8 mm (0.24 to 0.31 in) long, and 25 to 30 slender, needle-like radial spines, white and 5 to 6 mm (0.20 to 0.24 in) long.
The flowers are light greenish-white or light cream-colored, sometimes with a pink touch, and measure 1 cm (0.39 in) across. The scarlet red, club-shaped fruits are up to 1.3 cm (0.51 in) long and contain black seeds.[3]
Distribution
Cochemiea palmeri is native to the Mexican state of Baja California, specifically on the islands of San Benito and Guadalupe from sea level to 300 meters growing along Dudleya linearis and Deinandra streetsii.[4]
