Species

Cochemiea palmeri

Cochemiea palmeri

Cochemiea palmeri

Cochemiea palmeri (J.M.Coult.) P.B.Breslin & Majure 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 MXNSO, MXNBS, MEXICO, MXN, MXNSI, NORTHERNAMERICA, MXN_BC; Mexico (Baja California).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

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Cochemiea palmeri (J.M.Coult.) P.B.Breslin & Majure". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77217868-1
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Cochemiea palmeri". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/11231717

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What is Cochemiea palmeri?
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