[Fishhook Cacti: The Genus Mammillaria in the Southwestern Deserts of the United States]

Strawberry Cactus, Fish Hook Cactus

Mammillaria dioica

Synonym: Mammillaria dioica var. incerta

Strawberry Cactus, Fish Hook Cactus: Mammillaria dioica (Synonym: Mammillaria dioica var. incerta) - Strawberry Cactus, Fish Hook Cactus: Mammillaria dioica (Synonym: Mammillaria dioica var. incerta)

Fish hook cactus as at left in rocky soil along Mine Wash, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA..........March 27, 2010. The photo at right shows fish hook cactus in bloom at Indian Gorge, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA.....March 22, 2005.

Strawberry Cactus, Fish Hook Cactus: Mammillaria dioica (Synonym: Mammillaria dioica var. incerta) - Strawberry Cactus, Fish Hook Cactus: Mammillaria dioica (Synonym: Mammillaria dioica var. incerta)

Fish hook cactus as seen at left between granitic boulders along the desert wash of Hornblend Canyon, located on the west side of Highway S-2 at about MP 26.1, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA..........March 30, 2010. The photo at right shows fish hook cactus blooming in a wash in Morteros Canyon, southern end of Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA......March 26, 2005..

Strawberry Cactus, Fish Hook Cactus: Mammillaria dioica (Synonym: Mammillaria dioica var. incerta) - Strawberry Cactus, Fish Hook Cactus: Mammillaria dioica (Synonym: Mammillaria dioica var. incerta)

Strawberry Cactus, Fish Hook Cactus: Mammillaria dioica (Synonym: Mammillaria dioica var. incerta) - Strawberry Cactus, Fish Hook Cactus: Mammillaria dioica (Synonym: Mammillaria dioica var. incerta)

Fish hook cactus as seen between granitic boulders along the desert wash of Hornblend Canyon, located on the west side of Highway S-2 at about MP 26.1, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA..........March 29, 2006.


Paul Slichter