Flower profile
Common fishhook cactus
Cochemiea tetrancistra
Common fishhook cactus is a flowering plant.
*iNaturalist research-grade observations, as of October 17, 2026.
On our lists for: Nevada
Quick look
Cochemiea tetrancistra is a species of fishhook cactus known by the common name common fishhook cactus. It is native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, where it grows in a variety of desert habitat types.
- It belongs to the Cactaceae family. iNaturalist
- iNaturalist has 642 research-grade sightings of it in Nevada, ranking #54 among the 110 flowers on our Nevada list. iNaturalist
Common fishhook cactus gift ideas
Handmade common fishhook cactus gifts from independent makers.
🌱 Sample spot. Handmade gift picks from independent shops will appear here once our shop partnership is approved. These cards are placeholders, not real products.
-
Placeholder
Common fishhook cactus art print
-
Placeholder
Common fishhook cactus greeting card
-
Placeholder
Common fishhook cactus mug
-
Placeholder
Common fishhook cactus earrings
-
Placeholder
Common fishhook cactus embroidery pattern
-
Placeholder
Common fishhook cactus sticker
When does it bloom?
Conservation status
- Federal (U.S. ESA)
- Not listed No U.S. Endangered Species Act listing in the USFWS ECOS database. USFWS ECOS
- NatureServe
- Unknown We couldn't find this name in NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe
- Nevada
- Not listed Not on Nevada fully protected plants, critically endangered (NAC 527.010). NAC 527.010
Checked October 17, 2026. Rankings and lists can change, so follow the links for the latest.
Can you eat it?
None of the sources we checked (NC State Extension (no page for this plant)) say whether it's edible or poisonous for people.
It isn't on the ASPCA plant list.
🌿 Never eat a wild plant unless you're certain of its ID; this isn't medical advice. Worried about a person? Call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222. Worried about a pet? Call your vet.
Where does it grow?
USDA PLANTS has no state-by-state distribution for this name, so we can't map it yet.
More Nevada flowers
Sources
- USDA PLANTS: no profile matched this name.
- iNaturalist, Cochemiea tetrancistra: taxonomy, research-grade observation counts and “Flowering” annotations, retrieved October 17, 2026.
- Wikipedia, Cochemiea tetrancistra (lead quoted under CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Nevada: Nevada fully protected plants, critically endangered (NAC 527.010).
- Nevada: Nevada noxious weeds (NAC 555.010).
- USFWS, ECOS species database (ESA listing check), October 17, 2026.
- Edibility and toxicity: no source found (marked "not well documented").
- Photo: sdash via iNaturalist · CC BY 4.0 · resized.