Etymology southern cactus, because the genus is native to south america. Gates is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus ferocactus family cactaceae. Green, spherical becoming columnar up to 2 m tall and 30 cm. They do flower, and again flower colour varies from pale yellows through to reds. This species is found only in baja california, mexico. Photographed in western foothills of estrella mountains, maricopa co. Ferocactus species, california barrel cactus, compass. Ferocactus cylindraceus is a colourful barrel cactus usually unbranched, forming a single moderately tall column. Ferocactus species, barrel cactus, pink ferrocactus.
Plant size, breeding system, and limits to reproductive. Plants profile for ferocactus cylindraceus cylindraceus. Ferocactus is a genus that has long been a major stereotype for the entire cactus family. Brain cacti are not as common in the trade as some of the others, but well worth buying if you happen to see one. Ferocactus cylindraceus is a species of barrel cactus which is known by several common names, including california barrel cactus, desert barrel cactus, and miners compass. Bolstered by errant folklore, the ferocactus has been nicknamed the travelers friend.
Tend to lean south as it ages hence the common name compass barrel. They have usually not a very dense spine coverage, and the spines are straight, needlelike. Lady bird johnson wildflower center focused on protecting and preserving north americas native plants through native plant lists and image galleries, conservation, education, natural landscapes, seed collection millennium seed bank msb project, preserving and restoring native communities, spreading awareness on invasive species and gardening to attract wildlife. Upland eastern mojave and western sonoran deserts south into baja california and sonora, mexico from sea level to 4,500 feet in elevation on rocky, limestonebased soils. Compass barrel cactus ferocactus cylindraceus this particular barrel cactus points to the south. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles. How to distinguish echinopsis and ferocactus quora. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Plants profile for ferocactus cylindraceus california. Various other barrel cacti include members of the genera astrophytum, echinopsis, neolloydia, sclerocactus, and thelocactus. Usa networks queen of the south 2019 botanical gardens.
Flowers are violet or yellow, usually appearing in late october and november. Plants are singular, globeshaped or cylindrical, up to 5 1. Plant database lady bird johnson wildflower center. Californian, mojave, western sonoran, and vizcaino deserts. This cactus is now under the new name ferocactus cylindraceus and can still be found under f. Requires a porous cactus soil with additional drainage as can be supplied by perlite and pumice. Orcutt is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus ferocactus family cactaceae. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Comprehensive report species ferocactus cylindraceus var. This page was last edited on 6 december 2014, at 06. Flowers are followed by large, showy, brightred fleshy fruits.
Puede llegar a presentar hasta 25 costillas en estado adulto, con. Native to mexico, the original genus included only about 10 species, although hertrichocereus and echinofossulocactus are now included in this group, expanding the number. Echinopsis grow in south america, mostly in argentina. Ferocactus cylindraceus is a species of barrel cactus which is known by several common names, including california barrel cactus and miners compass. A large barrel with curved but usually not hooked central spines, usually yellowish to pinkish in color. It is covered in long, plentiful spines, which are straight and red when new and become curved and gray as they age.
Echinocactus viridescens, echinocactus acanthodes, ferocactus acanthodes, echinocactus lecontei, ferocactus leconti, ferocactus rostii, echinocactus hertrichii, ferocactus tortulispinus. Ferocactus cylindraceus a slow growing mound of thorns to maybe 6 ft. All of the spines, up to 10, at each areole are stout and several are quite long and curved and mostly not hooked. Description a genus of plants of medium size, little to strongly ribbed and tuberculate, with the apex depressed, solitary or forming clumps, becoming elongated. Department of biology, sul ross state university, alpine, tx 79832. Ferocactus robustus jigsaw puzzle, 48 piece classic. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about ferocactus species, barrel cactus, pink ferrocactus ferocactus peninsulae supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database. These are small to medium sized plants with a beautiful spination and showy flowers.
One look at the redredgray spines of ferocactus latispinus should have any cactus fan hooked. Robocop 1987 robocop 2 1990 hot pursuit 2015 television. This cactus is native to the eastern mojave desert and. The central spines of this modestly sized barrel cactus are flattened and wide, giving the plant a gnarly look. Notocactus ottonis variegata click on the pictures for full plant details and prices. Horse crippler cactus has large, lowgrowing, rockhard barrels that are covered with flat, clawlike spines. Another common name is fire barrel due to its red spines, which actually ranges from tan to bright red in color. This is due to the belief that these living barrels are reservoirs of fresh drinking water in the hot arid. The plant is usually unbranched, forming a single column up to 2 3 m tall and 30cm in diameter. Pictogram guide you may also see symbol definition in a popup window by mousepointing on pictogram. This cactus is usually cylindrical or spherical, with some older specimens forming columns two meters in height. Drought tolerant, needs dormant period in winter, let soil dry out, rocky slopes in.
What you have there looks very much like an echinopsis cactus. If you are unhappy for any reason just let us know within 48 hours of receiving your package and we will send you a replacement or issue a refund. Ferocactus rectispinus all cactuses here are on sale ferocactus is a genus of large barrelshaped cacti, mostly with large spines and small flowers. I investigated the reproductive biologies of twospecies of unbranched shortcolumnar cacti, ferocactuscylindraceus and f. This is a genus with spines, and in some varieties the spines themselves. The 3 inch across yellow orange flowers appear in may july.
Horse crippler cactus blooms in summer with showy flowers in shades of white, pink, red and orange. This cactus is locally abundant in arid gravelly or rocky foothills, canyon walls, fans and wash. Ferocactus cylindraceus ferocactus acanthodes is a colourful barrel cactus usually unbranched, forming a single moderately tall column. The spine colour is red but also yellow or pale grey. The vernacular name compass barrel is sometimes misapplied to ferocactus cylindraceus, which grows straight up in its old age, instead of leaning as would f. Four subspecies are recognized, the nominate form, subsp. Green, spherical becoming columnar up to 2 m tall and 30 cm in diameter. Give sun, very fast draining soil, and little water. Since their first introduction in europe in the nineteenth century, they have been very popular among collectors, mainly for their appearance, freeflowering habit and ease of cultivation. I recordedfemalereproductive output flowers produced, fruit set, seeds per fruit and seedmass, plant size and growth, and used handpollination experiments. California barrel cactus, desert barrel cactus family. The plants database includes the following 2 subspecies of ferocactus cylindraceus. T he arid lands of the central mexico plateau are home to many cacti, among which there are the thelocactus species.
California barrel, cliff barrel, compass barrel, compass cactus, desert barrel, goldenspined barrel, spiny barrel cactus synonyms. Development of seinet, symbiota, and several of the specimen databases have been supported by national science foundation grants dbi 99832, brc 0237418, dbi 0743827, dbi 0847966 symbiota, and several of the specimen databases have been supported by national science foundation grants dbi. It was first described by george engelmann in 1853. The stenocactus genus includes globular cactus with a distinctive wavy rib pattern, instead of straight ribs.
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