Cochemiea poselgeri

Cochemiea poselgeri grows in branching clusters from the base, forming large groups. The shoots are cylindrical, up to 2 meters long and 4 cm (1.6 in) in diameter, often hanging over rocks. The triangular warts are slightly rounded at the top and spaced apart. The axillae are woolly with a few bristles. The Areoles are white and wooly with a hooked central spine is 1.5 to 2 cm (0.59 to 0.79 in) long, and there are up to 8 radial spines, 1 centimeter long, brown with white tips.

The flowers are red, 3 cm (1.2 in) in size, with crooked edges. The fruits are red and range from spherical to broadly elongated, 6 to 8 mm (0.24 to 0.31 in) in diameter.^[4]

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  Flower
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  Spines closeup
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  Plant
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  Fruit

Cochemiea poselgeri is endemic to Baja California Sur, Mexico. It is a rather common species, occurring from San Ignacio south to the Cape region. It is also found on a number of adjacent islands in the Gulf of California. This species occurs in the Vizcaino Desert, the Gulf Coast Desert, the Magdalena Plains, and the Cape lowland ecoregions.^[2]

It is found growing on flat sandy areas, on rocks and hanging off cliffs and ridges, usually between elevations of 0 to 120 meters. Associated species include Cochemiea fraileana, Cochemiea schumannii, Cochemiea dioica, Lophocereus schottii, Stenocereus gummosus, Echinocereus brandegeei, Echinocereus barthelowanus, Pachycereus pringlei, Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum, Stenocereus thurberi, Ferocactus townsendianus, Peniocereus johnstonii, Opuntia tapona, Cylindropuntia molesta, Opuntia invicta, Cylindropuntia cholla and Jatropha cinerea.^[5]

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  Plant growing in habitat in La Paz, Baja California Sur
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