Coryphantha sulcata, a member of the cactus family Cactaceae, is a species of cactus occurring in Texas and a small part of northeastern Mexico. Sometimes the species is called Grooved Nipple Cactus or Pineapple Cactus, though the latter name sometimes is shared with another species.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Grooved nipple 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.
Easily confused with
- Escobaria missouriensis
- Coryphantha nickelsiae
- Coryphantha neglecta
- Coryphantha echinus
- Ancistrocactus brevihamatus
- Hamatocactus setispinus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Coryphantha
- Species
- Coryphantha sulcata
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