Mammillaria sp.

Nipple Cactus; Fish-hook Cactus

A member of the Cactaceae, the Cactus Family

Habit, with red fruit; inch tape measure for scale.

To the east of Lanfair Road, at end of pavement, toward Vontrigger Hills,
at ca. 3400 feet elevation.

23 March 2008.

Fruit and spine detail; note dark hook-shaped spines.

Same plant as in prior image.

23 March 2008.

Habitat, subject in middle foreground. Hackberry Mountain in background.

Same plant as in prior image.

23 March 2008.

This page created 12 September 2008.

Mojave National Preserve, California

An unofficial website to celebrate the landscapes and life

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Mojave National Preserve, California *An unofficial website to celebrate the landscapes and life* *of this eastern Mojave Desert region*
Information	Map	Photo Tour
Plants	Animals	Links
This website created by Lee Dittmann of Mindbird Maps & Books, a Kingman, Arizona retail store. You can help support the development and maintenance of this site with your purchases of maps, magnifiers, field notebooks, field guides, and much more from the Mindbird website. See the Mindbird Maps & Books website at www.mindbird.com.