Cochemiea blossfeldiana is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Cochemiea |
| Species: | C. blossfeldiana
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| Cochemiea blossfeldiana (Boed.) P.B.Breslin & Majure 2021
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Description
editCochemiea blossfeldiana typically grows alone, though sometimes in clusters. It has spherical to briefly cylindrical gray-green bodies, reaching 5 cm (2.0 in) in height and 3 to 4 cm (1.2 to 1.6 in) in diameter. Its conical warts lack milky sap, and its axillae are thinly woolly. The plant bears 4 dark brown to black central spines, 1 to 1.2 cm (0.39 to 0.47 in) long, with the lowest one hooking outward and the upper ones straight. Additionally, it features 15 to 20 marginal spines, yellow with dark tips, measuring 0.5 to 0.7 cm (0.20 to 0.28 in) long.
Its funnel-shaped flowers, white with pink to crimson stripes, are 2 cm (0.79 in) long and 2 to 4 cm (0.79 to 1.57 in) in diameter. The club-shaped fruits are orange-red, containing black pitted seeds.[3][4]
Distribution
editThese plants grow in decomposing granite and gravelly soil in Baja California and Guadalupe and Cedros Islands, Mexico, at elevations of 0 to 150 meters. They thrive in arid plains near the coast in the Lower Sonora Desert zone, specifically at Santa Rosalillita, and on steep coastal slopes at Punta Baja, Boca Marrón, and Punta María. Further south, they can be found near Mezquital.[4]
Subspecies
editThere are two recognized subspecies:
| Image | Subspecies | Distribution |
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| Cochemiea blossfeldiana subsp. blossfeldiana | Guadalupe and Baja California | |
| Cochemiea blossfeldiana subsp. rectispina (E.Y.Dawson) P.B.Breslin & Majure | Northern Baja California |
Taxonomy
editFriedrich Bödeker first described the plant as Mammillaria blossfeldiana in 1931, who named it in honor of German gardener Robert Blossfeld.[5] Peter B. Breslin and Lucas C. Majure transferred the species to Cochemiea in 2021.[6]
References
edit- ^ Biología, Héctor Hernández (Instituto de; Group), Succulent Plants Specialist (2012-02-07). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ "Cochemiea blossfeldiana (Boed.) P.B.Breslin & Majure". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F. (2011). Das große Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 371. ISBN 978-3-8001-5964-2.
- ^ a b "Mammillaria blossfeldiana". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-04-22.CITEREFLLIFLE2013
This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
- ^ "Au Cactus Francophone". Au Cactus Francophone (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-22.
- ^ Breslin, Peter B.; Wojciechowski, Martin F.; Majure, Lucas C. (2021). "Molecular phylogeny of the Mammilloid clade (Cactaceae) resolves the monophyly of Mammillaria". Taxon. 70 (2): 308–323. doi:10.1002/tax.12451. ISSN 0040-0262.
External links
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Media related to Cochemiea blossfeldiana at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cochemiea blossfeldiana at Wikispecies
