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Cochemiea tetrancistra
A small, single-stemmed desert cactus from the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts, with hooked central spines and pink to lavender flowers. It needs very sharp drainage, strong light and a dry rest in winter.
Cochemiea tetrancistra is a species of fishhook cactus known by the common name common fishhook cactus. It is native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, where it grows in a variety of desert habitat types.
Cochemiea tetrancistra is found in California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and the Mexican states of Baja California and Sonora at elevations of 100 to 1500 meters.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cochemiea tetrancistra 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.
