Common Fishhook Cactus

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Cochemiea tetrancistra

Common Fishhook Cactus, a reference photo
Photo: colorful-corvid · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Cochemiea tetrancistra is a species of fishhook cactus known by the common name common fishhook cactus. It is native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, where it grows in a variety of desert habitat types.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Common Fishhook Cactus being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Species
Cochemiea tetrancistra

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