Ferocactus histrix (DC.) G.E.Linds.
First published in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 27: 171 (1955)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Bisnaga histrix (DC.) Doweld in Tsukkulenty 2: 28 (1999)
- Echinocactus histrix DC. in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 115 (1828)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Bisnaga electracantha (Lem.) Orcutt in Cactography: 1 (1926)
- Cactus multangularis Moc. & Sessé ex DC. in Prodr. 3: 462 (1828), nom. illeg.
- Echinocactus coulteri G.Don in Gen. Hist. 3: 162 (1834)
- Echinocactus electracanthus Lem. in Cact. Aliq. Nov.: 24 (1838)
- Echinocactus electracanthus var. rufispinus Müll.Arg. in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 3: 70 (1893)
- Echinocactus hystrichacanthus Lem. in Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov.: 17 (1839)
- Echinocactus lancifer Rchb. ex Walp. in Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 320 (1843), not validly publ.
- Echinocactus melocactiformis DC. in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 38 (1828)
- Echinocactus oxypterus Zucc. ex Pfeiff. in Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 57 (1837)
- Echinocactus pfersdorffii Schelle in Handb. Kakteenkult.: 203 (1906)
- Echinocactus pycnoxyphus Lem. in Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov.: 16 (1839)
- Echinofossulocactus oxypterus (Zucc. ex Pfeiff.) Lawr. in Gard. Mag. (London) 17: 318 (1841)
- Ferocactus melocactiformis (DC.) Britton & Rose in Cact. 3: 138 (1922)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
- Gutiérrez, J. & Solano, E. (2014). Afinidades florísticas y fitogeográficas de la vegetación del municipio de San José Iturbide, Guanajuato, México. Acta Botanica Mexicana 107: 27-65. Instituto de Ecología A.C.
- Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50562.000 | No | ||||
| 52280.000 | No | ||||
| Hernandez et al [1829], Mexico | K000062845 | No | |||
| Parry [273], Mexico | K000062844 | No | |||
| Hernandez et al [1899], Mexico | K000062877 | No |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images