Cactaceae

Strawberry cactus

Cochemiea dioica (K.Brandegee) Doweld

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Cochemiea

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Strawberry cactus (Cochemiea dioica) — FlowerPhoto: jimasmus, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: ضرعاء ثنائية المسكن
arz: ضرعاء ثنائية المسكن
Chinese: 单独丸, 单独球
English: Strawberry cactus
Spanish: Biznaga Llavina
Ukrainian: Мамілярія Гудріджа, Мамілярія дводомна, Мамілярія діоїка

Synonyms

Chilita dioica (K.Brandegee) Buxb.
Chilita fordii Orcutt
Ebnerella dioica (K.Brandegee) Buxb.
Mammillaria dioica K.Brandegee
Mammillaria dioica f. incerta (Parish) Neutel.
Mammillaria dioica subsp. dioica
Mammillaria dioica var. dioica
Mammillaria dioica var. incerta (Parish) Munz
Mammillaria fordii Orcutt
Mammillaria goodrichii Engelm.
Mammillaria incerta Parish
Neomammillaria dioica (K.Brandegee) Britton & Rose

Flowers

In flower: February to March (from 1,697 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: jimasmus, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michelle Cloud-Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Danny Mccamish, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jose Luis Leon de la Luz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: W. Terry Hunefeld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kate Harper, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, 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.