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Pronunciation: ma-mil-AIR-ee-a tet-ran-SIS-tra
Common name: Fishhook cactus
Family: Cactaceae (Cactus)
Habitat: Sandy hills, valleys, plains, creosote bush scrub to 4500', deserts
Blooming period: April
Name derivations: 1) Mammillaria 2) tetrancistra