Cochemiea thomasii
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| Cochemiea thomasii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Cochemiea |
| Species: | C. thomasii |
| Binomial name | |
| Cochemiea thomasii García-Mor., Rodr.González, J.García-Jim. & Iamonico | |
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Cochemiea thomasii is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.[1]
Cochemiea thomasii forms large, slender clusters of hanging stems that are 60 cm (24 in) or longer.[citation needed] The cylindrical shoots are 1.1–1.3 cm (0.43–0.51 in) long and 0.9–1.0 cm (0.35–0.39 in) in diameter, with conical warts covered in white wool.[citation needed] It has 1–4 stiff, white with reddish-brown tipped central spines, 0.7–1.3 cm (0.28–0.51 in) long, which turn gray with age, and 10–15 radial spines that are initially white, turning brown to black, and are also 0.7–1.3 cm (0.28–0.51 in) long.[citation needed]
The red flowers bloom from young tubercles, measuring 3–4.2 cm (1.2–1.7 in) long, with a vertical, crooked-hemmed, and long flower tube. The fruits are ovoid, green to reddish-brown, and up to 0.7–0.9 cm (0.28–0.35 in) long.[2]
