Cochemiea boolii

Cochemiea boolii is a species of cactus in the subfamily Cactoideae with pink-petaled flowers. It also has a natural defense system of thorns protecting the green base of the plant. Cochemiea boolii is native to the area around Phoenix, Arizona,[1] found near mostly rocky soils, coastal mountains, and in thin forests and often seen with Echinocereus scopulorum, Echinocereus engelmannii, Mammillaria swinglei, and Ferocactus emoryi.[2] Mammillaria boolii is considered "near threatened" by IUCN and is under threat by urban development.[3]

Cochemiea boolii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Cochemiea
Species:
C. boolii
Binomial name
Cochemiea boolii
(G.E.Linds.) P.B.Breslin & Majure
Synonyms
  • Mammillaria boolii G.E.Linds., 1953

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