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barrel cactuses
Ferocactus
Ferocactus is a genus of large barrel-shaped cacti, mostly with large spines and small flowers. There are about 30 species included in the genus. They are found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
32 branches of this genus, most-observed first
California Barrel Cactus
speciesFerocactus cylindraceus
fishhook barrel cactus
speciesFerocactus wislizeni
San Diego Barrel Cactus
speciesFerocactus viridescens
Ferocactus histrix
speciesFerocactus histrix
Devil's Tongue Barrel Cactus
speciesFerocactus latispinus
Ferocactus pilosus
speciesFerocactus pilosus
Emory's barrel cactus
speciesFerocactus emoryi
Ferocactus townsendianus
speciesFerocactus townsendianus
Fire Barrel Cactus
speciesFerocactus gracilis
Ferocactus recurvus
speciesFerocactus recurvus
Ferocactus herrerae
speciesFerocactus herrerae
Ferocactus peninsulae
speciesFerocactus peninsulae
Emory's barrel cactus
speciesFerocactus echidne
Ferocactus robustus
speciesFerocactus robustus
glaucous barrel cactus
speciesFerocactus glaucescens
Ford barrel cactus
speciesFerocactus fordii
Santa Catalina barrel cactus
speciesFerocactus diguetii
Ferocactus flavovirens
speciesFerocactus flavovirens
Ferocactus macrodiscus
speciesFerocactus macrodiscus
Ferocactus chrysacanthus
speciesFerocactus chrysacanthus
Ferocactus santa-maria
speciesFerocactus santa-maria
Ferocactus reppenhagenii
speciesFerocactus reppenhagenii
Alamos barrel cactus
speciesFerocactus alamosanus
Ferocactus pottsii
speciesFerocactus pottsii
Ferocactus haematacanthus
speciesFerocactus haematacanthus
Ferocactus schwarzii
speciesFerocactus schwarzii
Ferocactus johnstonianus
speciesFerocactus johnstonianus
Ferocactus tiburonensis
speciesFerocactus tiburonensis
Ferocactus stainesii
speciesFerocactus stainesii
Ferocactus lindsayi
speciesFerocactus lindsayi
Ferocactus viscainensis
speciesFerocactus viscainensis
Ferocactus acanthodes
speciesFerocactus acanthodes
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 54454.