Pima Pineapple Cactus
Pima Pineapple Cactus
Coryphantha scheeri var. robustispina


The Pima pineapple cactus is a round plant, growing up to eighteen inches tall and seven inches wide. It is green and has yellow flowers, with pale tan spines. The fruit is oval, green and sweet. The cactus grows in semidesert grassland and in Sonoran desert scrub. The cactus may be found singly or in clusters. In Arizona, the majority of the cacti's range is in Pima County.

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