![]() ![]() It might be noted that this is not true of the closely related Ferocactus latispinusSN|4259]]SN|4259]] ssp. Scales on flower tube similar similar to those on the ovary but longer.īlooming time: Late autumn to early winter, usually in October, but it usually flowers only if the weather is warm and sunny ( need a fair amount of bright sunlight to form) Unlike most of the others, which usually need to reach relatively large size this species blooms very early, many young plants will bloom when they reach only 10 cm in diameter. Scales on the ovary closely imbricated, thin and papery, ovate with thin ciliate margins. Perianth segments narrowly oblong, acute. The other central spines are still stout, but much narrower and not curved.įlowers: Campanulate, beautiful “glassy” rich-rose, purple, mauve, purple-blue or, sometime, straw-yellow, and fragrant up to 2,5-3,5(-6) cm long and about 3 cm broad. This prominent spine is usually red or grey-red, but may be amber-coloured or yellow ( Ferocactus latispinusSN|4259]]SN|4259]]var. Radial spines: (6-)9-12(-15) up to 2,5 cm long, spreading out, smaller, annulate, finely needle-like, straight that have almost no width at all, translucent white, yellow, pink or reddish.Ĭentral spines: 4 (or more) large, transversely striated, more highly coloured than radials of which the lowest one is conspicuously wider, thick and flat (4-9 mm broad), up to 4(-7,5) cm long apically bent downward or hooked and lie flat against the body (near straight in Ferocactus latispinusSN|4259]]SN|4259]] var. Ribs: 13 to 23 ribs (but usually 21), sharp and prominent.Īreoles: Large on bumps along the ribs with grey to blackish felt. Stem: Light green to blue-green, hemispherical or flat-topped, 25 to 45 cm in diameter, 10-35(-40) cm tall, most often wider than tall. Habit: It is a perennial stem succulent, which normally remains a solitary plant, without dividing or producing offsets. greenwoodii (Glass) N.P.Taylor and subsp. Three subspecies are recognized, the nominate form and subsp. recurvus (Mill.) Lodéĭescription: Ferocactus latispinusSN|4280]]SN|4259]] is a modest-sized barrel cactus and probably the best-known of the ferocacti, and if you want only one from this group, this is the one to choose. Echinocactus recurvus (Mill.) Link & Otto.Ferocactus multangularis (Voigt ex Steud.)įerocactus latispinus subs.flavispinus (Haage ex C.F.Först.) G.Unger flavispinus (Haage ex C.F.Först.) F.A.C.Weber in Bois flavispinus (Haage ex C.F.Först.) Backeb. The plants are collected locally for medicinal use and consumed raw or as a candy.Ĭactaceae (Britton & Rose) 3: 143. ![]() Livestock and goats degrade the vegetation where this species occurs. ![]() Local collecting for national ornamental plant trade affects subpopulations near villages and towns. Goats disperse viable seeds of this and other species. It grows in association with other plant species, including: Echinocactus horizonthaloniusSN|10367]]SN|1711]], Coryphantha clavaSN|3941]]SN|3896]], Coryphantha pallidaSN|10262]]SN|10262]], Stenocereus marginatusSN|8042]]SN|8042]], Echinocereus cinerascensSN|7775]]SN|7775]], Ferocactus histrixSN|4259]]SN|4300]], Hechtia podanthaSN|19012]]SN|19012]], Agave salmianaSN|540]]SN|27883]], Agave kerchoveiSN|247]]SN|293]], Agave parryiSN|293]]SN|247]], Agave potatorumSN|27883]]SN|540]], Myrtillocactus geometrizansSN|8050]]SN|8050]], Opuntia scheeri, Opuntia imbricata, Opuntia lasiacantha, Opuntia spinulifera, Opuntia robusta, Coryphantha erectaSN|3896]]SN|3941]], Echinofossulocactus anfractuosusSN|6199]]SN|6199]], Neolloydia conoideaSN|10089]]SN|10089]], Echinocactus platyacanthusSN|1711]]SN|10367]], Heliabravoa chendeSN|7732]]SN|7732]], Echeveria secundaSN|27133]]SN|27133]], Jatropha spathulata, Schinus molle, Arbutus glandulosa, Dodonaea viscosa, Selaginella lepidophylla, Dasylirion acrotrichumSN|2998]]SN|2998]] and Yucca filifera. The range of this species is north of that of closely related Ferocactus latispinusSN|4280]]SN|4259]] ssp. Habitat: Ferocactus latispinusSN|4300]]SN|4259]] is common in dryer areas and grasslands of central Mexico and in a variety of xerophyllous scrub types, grassland, and open Quercus forest (in Oaxaca) where it is usually found growing on silty flats and plains. This cactus has widespread and abundant subpopulations.Īltitude range: This species grows at elevations of 600 to 2,600 metres above sea level. Origin and Habitat: This species has an extensive distribution in central and southern Mexico ( Durango, through Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, east to the western parts of San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo and Puebla, as well as to eastern Jalisco, Guanajuato, Querétaro and Mexico State. ![]()
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