Cochemiea phitauiana

Cochemiea phitauiana sprouts from the base and forms small groups. Its cylindrical shoots are gray-green, growing up to 25 cm (9.8 in) high and 3 to 6 cm (1.2 to 2.4 in) in diameter. The roots are strand-like. The conical, four-sided warts are keeled and contain no milky juice. The axillae have about 20 bristles. The 4 central spines are straight, white with dark tips, and 4 to 6 mm (0.16 to 0.24 in) long. A hooked central spine is often seen in juveniles. The 24 radial spines are white, bristle-like, and 4 to 12 mm (0.16 to 0.47 in) long.

The white flowers are 1.2 to 1.5 cm (0.47 to 0.59 in) in diameter and length. The spherical or club-shaped fruits are red and up to 1 centimeter long, containing black seeds.^[3]

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  Plant with fruit
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  Fruit with seeds

Cochemiea phitauiana is found growing at the tip of Baja California Sur, Mexico growing in open plains with small shrubs at elevations between 90 and 900 meters. It is found growing with Mammillaria petrophila and Ferocactus townsendianus.^[4]

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  Habitat near Agua de San Antonio, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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  Plant growing in habitat near Agua de San Antonio
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  Plant growing in limestone habitat in San Dionisio, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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  Habitat in San Antonio, Baja California Sur, Mexico