Cochemiea viridiflora

Cochemiea viridiflora grow solitary with a thick succulent root. Stems are flat-topped, spherical, or short cylindrical with tubercles. Areoles have white or brown-and-white spines, featuring 1-4 central spines and 13-31 hooked radial spines. Flowers are cream to greenish-white or rose pink with a pink midstripe, measuring . Tepals have long fringed margins. Fruits are green or purple, ovoid or obovoid, and in size. Seeds are dark brown and reticulated. The chromosome count is 2n=22. ==Distribution==

Plants are found growing in central Arizona near Prescott and I-10 from near Santa Rita in New Mexico in stone crevices and around boulders in grasslands, interior chaparral, pinyon-juniper and oak woodlands at elevations from . == References ==