# Fishhook cactus

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**Fishhook cactus** is a common name for any hook-spined [species](/source/Species) of the [genera](/source/Genera) *[Mammillaria](/source/Mammillaria)*, *[Echinomastus](/source/Echinomastus)*, *[Sclerocactus](/source/Sclerocactus)*, or *[Cochemiea](/source/Cochemiea)*. They are small [cacti](/source/Cacti), usually growing up to 6-7 inches (20 cm) high, and are shaped similar to a [barrel cactus](/source/Barrel_cactus). They are not to be confused with the [fishhook barrel cactus](/source/Fishhook_barrel_cactus) (*Ferocactus wislizenii*) of the [Sonoran](/source/Sonoran_Desert) and [Chihuahuan Deserts](/source/Chihuahuan_Desert). The Fishhook cactus is a large category of around 150 species.[1]

Good places to see "fishhook" *Mammillaria* are the [Sonoran Desert](/source/Sonoran_Desert) on the U.S. - Mexico border, and the [Mesa Verde National Park](/source/Mesa_Verde_National_Park). Often found growing in desert and rocky locations.[2]

## Notable species

The genus *Mammillaria* also contains "pincushion" and other cacti. Some *Mammillaria* species have been reclassified into the genus *Cochemiea*.

- *[Cochemiea barbata](/source/Cochemiea_barbata)* – [green fishhook cactus](/source/Green_fishhook_cactus)
- *[Cochemiea dioica](/source/Cochemiea_dioica)* – [California fishhook cactus](/source/California_fishhook_cactus), [strawberry cactus](/source/Strawberry_cactus)
- *[Cochemiea grahamii](/source/Cochemiea_grahamii)* – [Arizona fishhook cactus](/source/Arizona_fishhook_cactus) - *Mammillaria grahamii* var. *oliviae* – [pitahayita](/source/Pitahayita)
- *[Cochemiea tetrancistra](/source/Cochemiea_tetrancistra)* – [common fishhook cactus](/source/Common_fishhook_cactus)
- *[Cochemiea thornberi](/source/Cochemiea_thornberi)* – [Thornber's fishhook cactus](/source/Thornber's_fishhook_cactus)

## References

1. ["fishhook cactus | plant"](https://www.britannica.com/plant/fishhook-cactus). *Encyclopedia Britannica*. Retrieved 2017-05-03.

1. Calscape.com. ["Fish Hook Cactus, Mammillaria dioica"](http://calscape.org/Mammillaria-dioica-(Fish-Hook-Cactus)). *Calscape*. Retrieved 2017-05-02.

## External links

- [https://biofertilize.com/fishhook-barrel-cactus/](https://biofertilize.com/fishhook-barrel-cactus/)

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