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Mammillaria 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.

Mammillaria tetrancistra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Mammillaria
Species:	M. tetrancistra
Binomial name
Mammillaria tetrancistra Engelm.

Description

This cactus generally has a single cylindrical stem a few centimeters wide and up to about 25 centimeters tall. Each cluster of spines is made up of 3 or 4 dark, hooked central spines and many straight, white radial spines, the longest reaching 2.5 centimeters in length. The flower is 2 to 4 centimeters wide and pink to lavender in color. The fruit is red, shiny, and fleshy and contains many black seeds coated in corky arils.

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment — Mammillaria tetrancistra
• USDA Plants Profile for Mammillaria tetrancistra
• Flora of North America
• Mammillarias.net Profile
• Mammillaria tetrancistra — UC Photo gallery

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- [en] Mammillaria tetrancistra

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[es] Mammillaria tetrancistra

Mammillaria tetrancistra es una especie perteneciente a la familia Cactaceae. Es endémico de Baja California y Sonora en México y Arizona, California, Nevada y Utah en Estados Unidos. Su hábitat natural son los áridos desiertos.

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[ru] Mammillaria tetrancistra

Mammillaria tetrancistra (лат.) — кактус из рода маммилярия. Он растёт в пустынях северной Мексики Мохаве и Сонора, на юго-западе США.

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