Cochemiea insularis

Cochemiea insularis is a species of Cochemiea found in Mexico.

Description
Cochemiea insularis typically grows in groups, with flattened, mostly spherical blue-green bodies reaching up to 6 cm in height and 5 cm in diameter. The fleshy roots support conical warts without milky sap, while axillae may be bare or woolly with few bristles. It features a 1 cm long hooked central spine with a brown tip and 20 to 30 needle-like white marginal spines, each up to 0.5 cm long.

Its funnel-shaped flowers, 1.5 to 2.5 cm wide, are light pink, and its orange-red club-shaped fruits, up to 1 cm in size, contain black seeds.

Distribution
This species is native to the Mexican state of Baja California, inhabiting islands such as Isla Angel de la Guarda, Isla de San Marcos, Isla Piojo, Isla Smith, Isla La Ventana, and the mainland near Bahía de los Ángeles.

Taxonomy
Initially described as Mammillaria insularis in 1938 by Howard Elliott Gates, Cochemiea insularis was later reclassified into the genus Cochemiea by Peter B. Breslin and Lucas C. Majure in 2021.