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Cochemiea phitauiana is a small, clustering cactus from the tip of Baja California Sur, Mexico, forming groups of gray-green cylindrical stems. Give it full sun, very sharp drainage and a dry rest in winter.
Cochemiea phitauiana is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.
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.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cochemiea phitauiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
