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Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Fruit: Indehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Other: Magenta
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Will Naturalize
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Nipple Beehive Cactus
  • Big Needle Cactus
  • Big Nipple Cory-Cactus
  • Dona Ana
  • Long Mamma
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Pelecyphora macromeris subsp. macromeris
  • Synonym: Coryphantha macromeris

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Date: 2014-07-17
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Date: 2020-03-27
Location: north central Texas
Date: 2020-03-27
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-09-19
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-09-08
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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-05-11
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Comments:
  • Posted by Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on Mar 31, 2024 2:56 PM concerning plant:
    Clumping green to blue-green or gray-green cactus with bright pink or magenta flowers. Tubercular stems are 1.5 to 3 inches wide and up to 9 inches tall. Clumps may grow to over 3 feet wide. 1-4(-6) slightly curved central spines, 9-15 radial spines. Green fruit. Stout roots.

    From New Mexico, Texas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas. Big Nipple Cory-Cactus (Pelecyphora macromeris subsp. runyonii) is from near sea level on the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo) plain, with gray-green stems that grow shorter and have flatter tubercles.

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