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Cochemiea armillata
Cochemiea armillata is an uncommon species of cactus in the genus Cochemiea commonly known as the Los Cabos nipple cactus. This species is endemic to the Cape region of Baja California Sur in Mexico. It is somewhat similar in appearance to the rare Cochemiea capensis and the more common Cochemiea dioica.
Cochemiea armillata is endemic to the state of Baja California Sur in Mexico, where it is uncommonly encountered throughout most of the Cape region from La Paz south. It grows in the Gulf Coast desert, the Magdalena Plains, and the Cape lowland ecoregions.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cochemiea armillata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
