Needle Mulee, Stout Needle Mulee, Robust Pincushion (Coryphantha robustispina subsp. uncinata)

Growing in native habitat in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Fully shaded by Creosote (Larrea tridentata) and blooming on June 17.

by oldmudhouse Jun 22, 2007 11:26 AM

Bloom detail, Las Cruces, New Mexico, June 17, 2007. This plant grows in full shade and blooms are pale yellow when open.

by oldmudhouse Jun 22, 2007 11:27 AM

Growing in full sun, mature stem with two smaller offsets. Blooming 6-17-07, Las Cruces, New Mexico. Blooms open late morning and close late afternoon of same day. Main stem is about 6 1/2" tall.

by oldmudhouse Jun 24, 2007 3:16 AM

Detail of spines and long tubercles, native plant in Las Cruces, NM

by oldmudhouse Jun 24, 2007 3:20 AM

Seeds

by Xenomorf Jul 22, 2007 6:23 PM