Mammillaria setispina (J. M. Coulter) K. Brandegee 1897
Mammillaria pondii subsp. setispina (J. M. Coulter) D. R. Hunt 1997
Cochemiea setispina (J. M. Coulter) Walton 1899
Pincushion cactus
This cactus is native to the San Borja region, San Julio Canyon, and Ángel de la Guarda Island, Baja California, Mexico.
Plants: Forming grayish-green clusters of cylindrical stems, each stem is up to 12″ high ⨉ 1–2″ in diameter (30 ⨉ 3–6 cm). Spines are in groups of 10-12, ⅜–1″ (1–3 cm) long.
Flowers: Dark red flowers are about 1¾″ (5 cm) long.
Fruits: Dark red, up to ¾″ (2 cm) long, and shaped like clubs.
Habitats: Granite mountain slopes at elevations below 1312′ (400 m).
Online References:
The Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society (Cochemieas)
References:
Cactus setispinus J. M. Coulter 1894
Mammillaria setispina (J. M. Coulter) K. Brandegee 1897
Mammillaria pondii subsp. setispina (J. M. Coulter) D. R. Hunt 1997
Mammillaria setispina (J. M. Coulter) K. Brandegee 1897
Mammillaria pondii subsp. setispina (J. M. Coulter) D. R. Hunt 1997
5/24/2009 · Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona · ≈ 1 × 1½′ (40 × 48 cm) 
| Parents | Unknown | Genus is not in the current taxonomy |
| Genus | Cochemiea | |
| Species | setispina |
Cochemiea setispina description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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