Cactaceae
Counterclockwise nipple cactus
Cochemiea mainiae
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Cochemiea
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Counterclockwise nipple cactus, Main's nipple-cactus, Maine pincushion cactus
- Spanish
- Biznaga de Nogales
Synonyms
- Chilita mainiae (K.Brandegee) Orcutt
- Ebnerella mainiae (K.Brandegee) Buxb.
- Mammillaria mainiae K.Brandegee
- Neomammillaria mainiae (K.Brandegee) Britton & Rose
Photos
Photo: CactiLegacy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rodrigo Osvaldo Borbon Vázquez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Enrique Martínez Núñez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Adrian Bojorquez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Enrique Martínez Núñez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel Hernandez Campos, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rodrigo Osvaldo Borbon Vázquez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Enrique Martínez Núñez, 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.