| Cochemiea conoidea | |
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| C. conoidea | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Order: | Caryophyllales | 
| Family: | Cactaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae | 
| Genus: | Cochemiea | 
| Species: | C. conoidea  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Cochemiea conoidea (DC.) P.B.Breslin & Majure  | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Cochemiea conoidea, common name Texas cone cactus or Chihuahuan beehive, is a species of cactus native to western Texas and to the Mexican states of Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, and Zacatecas. It is a part of the Chihuahuan Desert desert scrub and the Tamaulipan thorn scrub.[3][4]
Cochemiea conoidea is an unbranched cylindrical cactus up to 24 cm (9.6 inches) tall and up to 8 cm (3.2 inches) in diameter. Outer tepals of the flowers are whitish with green midveins; inner tepals bright pink-rose to magenta. Fruits are pale yellow-olive with black seeds.[5][6][7][8][9]
References
- ↑ Tropicos
 - ↑ The Plant List
 - ↑ Flora of North America v 4 p 438
 - ↑ CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, Mexico City.
 - ↑ Britton, Nathaniel Lord, & Rose, Joseph Nelson. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 49(8): 252. 1922.
 - ↑ Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 17: 112. 1828.
 - ↑ Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.
 - ↑ Dave's Plant Files, Chihuahuan beehive
 - ↑ Tucson Gardener, Neolloydia conoidea, D.S. Franges, Tucson, Arizona
 
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