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Fishhook Cactus If you view at full size you will see the hair like hooks on this cactus. You can reach in but you can't pull back without one of these needles grabbing hold. Taken on a naked iPhone 6. Mammillaria bombycina Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Fishhook Cactus

If you view at full size you will see the hair like hooks on this cactus. You can reach in but you can't pull back without one of these needles grabbing hold. Taken on a naked iPhone 6.

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  1. My.... those are lovely and horrifying.. all at the same time. Posted 6 years ago

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''Mammillaria bombycina'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae. It is native to Jalisco and Aguascalientes states, in western central Mexico.

It grows to 20 cm tall and spreads indefinitely via offsets. The bulbous tubercles, surrounded by downy white hairs, have short white spines and much longer brown curved spines. Circular clusters of deep pink flowers are borne on the upper surface in spring and summer.

Similar species: Pinks, Cactuses, And Allies
Species identified by Stephen Philips
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Uploaded May 30, 2015.