Ferocactus

Ferocactus
Ferocactus glaucescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Cacteae
Genus: Ferocactus
Britton & Rose[1]
Species

See text.

Synonyms

Bisnaga Orcutt
Brittonia C.A.Armstr.[1]

Ferocactus cylindraceus, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada, USA
Ferocactus echidne

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.

  1. ^ a b "Genus: Ferocactus Britton & Rose". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-02-13. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2010-11-14.

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