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Coryphantha sulcata
Also called Grooved Nipple Cactus, Finger Cactus
Pineapple cactus is a small, clumping desert cactus from Texas and northeastern Mexico, with chili-pepper-shaped tubercles and stiff spines. It grows best with full sun, sharp drainage and very sparing water.
Coryphantha sulcata, a member of the cactus family Cactaceae, is a species of cactus occurring in Texas and a small part of northeastern Mexico. Sometimes the species is called Grooved Nipple Cactus or Pineapple Cactus, though the latter name sometimes is shared with another species.
In Texas Coryphantha sulcata occurs in shrublands and savannas with gravelly, sandy to clayey soils, at elevations of 300–1,100 m (980–3,610 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Coryphantha sulcata 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.
