Cochemiea setispina
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| Cochemiea setispina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Cochemiea |
| Species: | C. setispina |
| Binomial name | |
| Cochemiea setispina (J.M.Coult.) Walton 1899 | |
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Cochemiea setispina is a species of cactus in the genus Cochemiea commonly known as the mountain cochemiea. It is endemic to the mountains of the central part of the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico.[1][2]
Cochemiea setispina has a gray-green stems that sprouts from the base to form larger clusters. Each shoot is up to 30 cm (12 in) long and 3 to 6 cm (1.2 to 2.4 in) in diameter, with conical warts and woolly axillae. It has 1 to 4 central spines that are 2 to 5 cm (0.79 to 1.97 in) long and 10 to 12 flexible, whitish radial spines with dark tips. The zygomorphic flowers are 5 to 6 cm (2.0 to 2.4 in) in size and scarlet red, with prominently protruding stamens. The dark red fruits are about 2 cm (0.79 in) long, and the seeds are black.[3]
