Cochemiea barbata
Cochemiea barbata
Cochemiea barbata
Cochemiea barbata (Engelm.) Doweld is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Cochemiea.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is MXEAG, MXECU, MXEHI, MXEZA, MXEQU, MXEGU, MXESL, MXEDU, NORTHERNAMERICA, MEXICO, MXE, MXETA; Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango).1
POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, desert or dry shrubland.1
This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.
References
- Plants of the World Online. "Cochemiea barbata (Engelm.) Doweld". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:321366-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Cochemiea barbata". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3945193 ↩
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