[2] Cochemiea schumannii forms cushion-like structures, with spherical shoots that are gray-green, sometimes with a purple hue, and reach heights and diameters of 2 to 4 cm (0.79 to 1.57 in).

The warts on the shoots are short, thick, and square at the base, lacking milky sap.

The central spine is typically one, occasionally 2 to 4, strong, pure white to dark brown, and 10 to 15 mm (0.39 to 0.59 in) long, usually with a hooked tip.

[3][4] Cochemiea schumannii is found in the Cape region of Baja California Sur, Mexico.

First described as Mammillaria schumannii in 1891 by Heinrich Hildmann, the specific epithet honors the German botanist and cactus specialist Karl Schumann.