Coryphantha cornifera

(DC.) Lem.

Cactaceae

+ Synonyms

Cactus cornifer (DC.) Kuntze

Cactus pfeifferianus (de Vriese) Kuntze

Cactus radians (DC.) Kuntze

Cactus scolymoides (Scheidw.) Kuntze

Coryphantha bernalensis L.Bremer

Coryphantha cornuta (Hildm.) A.Berger

Coryphantha daimonoceras (Lem.) A.Berger

Coryphantha impexicoma Lem. ex C.F.Först.

Coryphantha maliterrarum L.Bremer

Coryphantha radians (DC.) Britton & Rose

Coryphantha schwarziana Boed.

Coryphantha scolymoides (Scheidw.) A.Berger

Echinocactus cornifer (DC.) Poselg.

Echinocactus radicans (DC.) Poselg.

Mammillaria cornifera DC.

Mammillaria cornuta Hildm. ex K.Schum.

Mammillaria daemonoceras Lem. ex C.F.Först.

Mammillaria daimonoceras Lem.

Mammillaria impexicoma Lem.

Mammillaria pfeifferiana de Vriese

Mammillaria radians DC.

Mammillaria scolymoides Scheidw.

Common Name: Rhinocerus Cactus

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General Information

Coryphantha cornifera is a spiny, evergreen cactus producing a solitary, globose to ovoid stem up to 12cm tall and 8cm in diameter[

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..

].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Coryphantha cornifera has a relatively limited range, but it is abundant and occurs in numerous protected areas. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[

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

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..

Range

Southern N. America - central Mexico

Habitat

Limestone gravel on low hills and plains in xerophyllous scrub and grasslands; at elevations from 1,800 - 2,300 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.

Properties

Conservation Status	Least Concern
Edibility Rating
Habit	Evergreen Perennial
Height	0.10 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Stems and/or flowers[

1990

Title: Cacti Biology and Uses
Publication
Author: Nobel, Park S. (Editor)
Publisher: University of California Press; Berkeley, California
Year: 2002
ISBN: 0-520-23157-0
Description: A lot of information about the uses and cultivation of Cacti native to central Mexico

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

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