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Cochemiea grahamii

(Engelm.) Doweld

Cactaceae

+ Synonyms

Cactus grahamii (Engelm.) Kuntze

Chilita alamensis (R.T.Craig) Buxb.

Chilita grahamii (Engelm.) Orcutt

Chilita gueldemanniana (Backeb.) Buxb.

Chilita inae (R.T.Craig) Buxb.

Chilita microcarpa (Britton & Rose) Buxb.

Chilita milleri (Britton & Rose) Orcutt

Chilita oliviae (Orcutt) Orcutt

Chilita sheldonii (Britton & Rose) Orcutt

Chilita swinglei (Britton & Rose) Orcutt

Cochemiea sheldonii (Britton & Rose) Doweld

Cochemiea swinglei (Britton & Rose) Doweld

Coryphantha grahamii (Engelm.) Rydb.

Ebnerella guirocobensis (R.T.Craig) Buxb.

Ebnerella inaiae (R.T.Craig) Buxb.

Ebnerella microcarpa (Britton & Rose) Buxb.

Ebnerella oliviae (Orcutt) Buxb.

Ebnerella sheldonii (Britton & Rose) Buxb.

Ebnerella swinglei (Britton & Rose) Buxb.

Mammillaria alamensis R.T.Craig

Mammillaria dioica swinglei (Britton & Rose) Hoeve

Mammillaria grahamii Engelm.

Mammillaria gueldemanniana Backeb.

Mammillaria guirocobensis R.T.Craig

Mammillaria inaiae R.T.Craig

Mammillaria marnieriana Backeb.

Mammillaria microcarpa Engelm.

Mammillaria milleri (Britton & Rose) Boed.

Mammillaria oliviae Orcutt

Mammillaria pseudoalamensis Backeb.

Mammillaria sheldonii (Britton & Rose) Boed.

Mammillaria swinglei (Britton & Rose) Boed.

Neomammillaria alamensis (R.T.Craig) Y.Itô

Neomammillaria inaiae (R.T.Craig) Y.Itô

Neomammillaria microcarpa Britton & Rose

Neomammillaria milleri Britton & Rose

Neomammillaria oliviae (Orcutt) Britton & Rose

Neomammillaria sheldonii Britton & Rose

Neomammillaria swinglei Britton & Rose

Common Name:

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General Information

Cochemiea grahamii is a spiny, evergreen cylindrical cactus; it often branches basally and can produce one to several globose to cylindrical stems around 50 - 150mm tall and 35 - 65mm in diameter[
1991
Title
Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: A flora in southwestern Arizona. Part 7. Eudicots: Cactaceae - Cactus Family
Publication
Phytoneuron 2014-69: 1-95
Author
Felger R.S. et al
Publisher
 
Year
2014
ISBN
2153 733X
Description
 
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Cochemiea grahamii is wide-ranging, abundant, and there are no known threats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[
338
Title
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.iucnredlist.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

270
Title
Flora of N. America
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses.
,
1987
Title
The Cactus Family
Publication
 
Author
Anderson E.F.
Publisher
Timber Press; Portland, Oregon
Year
2001
ISBN
0-88192-498-9
Description
An excellent work, giving botanical descriptions of virtually all the cacti, together with their range (but not their habitats) and sometimes also a photo. it also contains a long chapter detailing the many uses of cacti and another on cultivation..
,
1991
Title
Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: A flora in southwestern Arizona. Part 7. Eudicots: Cactaceae - Cactus Family
Publication
Phytoneuron 2014-69: 1-95
Author
Felger R.S. et al
Publisher
 
Year
2014
ISBN
2153 733X
Description
 

Range

Southwest N. America - southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas, northern Mexico (Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua)

Habitat

Chihuahuan and Sonoran desert scrub, grasslands, interior chaparral, oak woodlands, alluvial slopes, hills, canyons, silty, sandy, gravelly, or rocky soils of igneous or calcareous origin; at elevations from 300 - 1,500 metres[
338
Title
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.iucnredlist.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
,
1991
Title
Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: A flora in southwestern Arizona. Part 7. Eudicots: Cactaceae - Cactus Family
Publication
Phytoneuron 2014-69: 1-95
Author
Felger R.S. et al
Publisher
 
Year
2014
ISBN
2153 733X
Description
 
].

Properties

Conservation StatusLeast Concern
Edibility Rating * * *
HabitEvergreen Perennial
Height0.10 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Cochemia grahamii is a plant of arid and semi-arid regions in southwest N. America. It requires a dry climate and plenty of heat in the growing season. The plant is somewhat cold tolerant, in its native habitat it can withstand short periods with temperatures falling as low as -10°c[
423
Title
Desert Tropicals
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
The main focus of the site is succulent plants, but it also contains information on a wide range of other species. Usually at least one good photograph, plus basic information about the plant and its cultivation.
].

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked[
257
Title
Native American Ethnobotany
Publication
 
Author
Moerman. D.
Publisher
Timber Press. Oregon.
Year
1998
ISBN
0-88192-453-9
Description
Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader.
]. A tasty fruit that makes good eating[
1991
Title
Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: A flora in southwestern Arizona. Part 7. Eudicots: Cactaceae - Cactus Family
Publication
Phytoneuron 2014-69: 1-95
Author
Felger R.S. et al
Publisher
 
Year
2014
ISBN
2153 733X
Description
 
]. It can be dried for later use[
257
Title
Native American Ethnobotany
Publication
 
Author
Moerman. D.
Publisher
Timber Press. Oregon.
Year
1998
ISBN
0-88192-453-9
Description
Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader.
]. The fruit is eaten by children as a sweet and by people of all ages as a trail snack[
338
Title
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.iucnredlist.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
,
1991
Title
Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: A flora in southwestern Arizona. Part 7. Eudicots: Cactaceae - Cactus Family
Publication
Phytoneuron 2014-69: 1-95
Author
Felger R.S. et al
Publisher
 
Year
2014
ISBN
2153 733X
Description
 
]. The fruit is juicy only in the fruit walls[
270
Title
Flora of N. America
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses.
]. The subglobose to club-shaped, red fruits are 12 - 25mm long and 5 - 8mm n diameter[
270
Title
Flora of N. America
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses.
,
1987
Title
The Cactus Family
Publication
 
Author
Anderson E.F.
Publisher
Timber Press; Portland, Oregon
Year
2001
ISBN
0-88192-498-9
Description
An excellent work, giving botanical descriptions of virtually all the cacti, together with their range (but not their habitats) and sometimes also a photo. it also contains a long chapter detailing the many uses of cacti and another on cultivation..
].

Pulp - raw[
257
Title
Native American Ethnobotany
Publication
 
Author
Moerman. D.
Publisher
Timber Press. Oregon.
Year
1998
ISBN
0-88192-453-9
Description
Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader.
]. Eaten mainly by children as a snack food[
257
Title
Native American Ethnobotany
Publication
 
Author
Moerman. D.
Publisher
Timber Press. Oregon.
Year
1998
ISBN
0-88192-453-9
Description
Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader.
]. This is presumably the fruit pulp, though it could be stem pulp[
K
Title
Plants for a Future
Author
Ken Fern
Description
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].

Medicinal

The plant is boiled and then placed in the ear whilst still warm to treat earaches and suppurating ears[
257
Title
Native American Ethnobotany
Publication
 
Author
Moerman. D.
Publisher
Timber Press. Oregon.
Year
1998
ISBN
0-88192-453-9
Description
Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader.
].
Ear drops prepared from the stems served as a treatment for earache[
1991
Title
Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: A flora in southwestern Arizona. Part 7. Eudicots: Cactaceae - Cactus Family
Publication
Phytoneuron 2014-69: 1-95
Author
Felger R.S. et al
Publisher
 
Year
2014
ISBN
2153 733X
Description
 
].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2024-09-08. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Cochemiea+grahamii>

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