Mammillaria Species, California Fishhook Cactus, Strawberry Cactus

This sun-loving fishhook cactus is native to coastal Baja California. Found in rocky scrub areas along with ferocactus, dudleyas, Agave ...Read Moreshawii, coastal nopal, and chollas. Flowers persist for a long time from winter to spring, forming a crown around the growth tip. Very tasty red fruit emerges later (chile shaped and about 1cm long, with tiny round black seeds), at least some of the time. The climate is very mild, with lots of humidity in the air but very little rain outside the winter months.

More synonyms of this plant are: Mammillaria dioica var dioica, Chilita fordii & Neomammillaria dioica