Calflora Taxon Report
Mammillaria tetrancistra  Engelm.
Common fish hook cactus, Common fishhook cactus, Fishhook cactus
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2020 Matt Berger
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2019 Matt Berger
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2019 Matt Berger
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2020 David Greenberger
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Mammillaria tetrancistra is a shrub (stem succulent) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Bloom Period
Genus: Mammillaria
Family: Cactaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
iNatCochemiea tetrancistra
PLANTSPhellosperma tetrancistra
POWOCochemiea tetrancistra
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[Wikipedia] Etymology: Originally described as Mammillaria tetrancistra by George Engelmann in 1852, the name tetrancistra comes from Greek words for 'four' and 'hook,' referring to the hooked central spines.[4] In 2021, Peter B. Breslin and Lucas C. Majure reclassified it into the genus Cochemiea. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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