Description
The plants grow singly or in clusters, with cylindrical shoots that are olive green, reaching heights up to 15 cm and diameters of 4-6 cm. They have short, conical warts that are also olive green and lack milky sap, with bare or slightly woolly axillae. The four brownish central spines, 7-10 mm long, have purple tips, with the lowest middle spine being hooked. There are 10-20 erect, slender, needle-like marginal spines, initially purple to black, later turning white, ranging from 5-8 mm in length. The flowers, slightly pink to cream or white, feature a dark central stripe and reach diameters of 25-30 mm. The club-shaped scarlet fruits are 20 mm long, containing black, dotted seeds less than 1 mm in diameter.Distribution
''Cochemiea hutchisoniana'' is commonly found in the Baja California peninsula of Mexico.Subspecies
There are two recognized subspecies:Taxonomy
Originally described as ''Neomammillaria hutchisoniana'' in 1934 by Howard Elliott Gates, it was reclassified into the genus ''Cochemiea'' by Peter B. Breslin and Lucas C. Majure in 2021.References
External links
* * {{Taxonbar hutchisoniana Cacti of Mexico