Cactaceae

Greenflower nipple cactus

Cochemiea barbata (Engelm.) Doweld

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Cochemiea

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Greenflower nipple cactus: Floración — Photo: KP Laer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: ضرعاء لحوية
English: Greenflower nipple cactus
Spanish: Biznaga de Flor Verd
Ukrainian: Мамілярія барбата

Synonyms

Cactus barbatus (Engelm.) Kuntze
Chilita barbata Orcutt
Ebnerella barbata (Engelm.) Buxb.
Mammillaria barbata Engelm.
Mammillaria barbata var. garessii (Cowper) Lodé
Mammillaria barbata var. morricalii (Cowper) Lodé
Mammillaria barbata var. santaclarensis (Cowper) Lodé
Mammillaria chavezei Cowper
Mammillaria garessii Cowper
Mammillaria luthieniae Laferr.
Mammillaria melilotiae Laferr.
Mammillaria morricalii Cowper
Mammillaria orestera L.D.Benson
Mammillaria santaclarensis Cowper
Neomammillaria barbata (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

Flowers

In flower: May, July (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: KP Laer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mike Ostrowski, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: User:Zenwort, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daniel, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: KP Laer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mike Ostrowski, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Almeida Cilene, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daniel, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Almeida Cilene, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mike Ostrowski, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alejandra Peña Estrada, CC BY 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.