Hamatocactus hamatocanthus

Description

Plants occur mainly in the Chihuahuan Desert from the lowest desert up to the wooded mountains in the limestone mesas and alluvial valleys, often among shrubs and in crevices of rocks. Often growing along with several species of xerophytes and succulents, comprising: Echinocereus pectinatus, Echinocereus stramineus, Epithelantha micromeris, Echeveria coccinea, Dasylirion acrotrichum, Yucca treculeana, Yucca filifera, Larrea tridentata, Parkinsonia aculeata, Escobaria chihuahuensis, Coryphantha durangensis, Agave stricta, Agave lechuguilla, Myrtillocactus geometrizans, Neoloydia conoidea, Echinocactus platyacanthus, Jatropha spathulata, Opuntia macrocentra, Opuntia imbricata, Opuntia engelmannii... and many others.