Cactaceae

Los Cabos nipple cactus

Cochemiea armillata (K.Brandegee) P.B.Breslin & Majure

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Cochemiea

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Los Cabos nipple cactus (Cochemiea armillata) — FlowerPhoto: Jose Luis Leon de la Luz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 峻钩, 若紫
English: Los Cabos nipple cactus
Ukrainian: Мамілярія армілата

Synonyms

Bartschella armillata (K.Brandegee) Doweld
Chilita armillata Orcutt
Ebnerella armillata (K.Brandegee) Buxb.
Mammillaria armillata K.Brandegee
Mammillaria dioica var. armillata (K.Brandegee) Neutel.
Neomammillaria armillata (K.Brandegee) Britton & Rose
Neomammillaria lapacena H.E.Gates

Flowers

In flower: January to March (from 76 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Jose Luis Leon de la Luz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Bill Levine, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Bill Levine, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Bill Levine, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Bill Levine, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jose Luis Leon de la Luz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James Connolly Davis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Riley, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: James Connolly Davis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.