Ferocactus Britton & Rose
First published in Cact. 3: 123 (1922)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is SW. & S. Central U.S.A. to Mexico.
Distribution
Native to:
Arizona, California, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah
Introduced into:
Canary Is.
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Bisnaga Orcutt in Cactography: 1 (1926)
- Brittonia C.A.Armstr. in Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 2: 64 (1934)
- Glandulicactus Backeb. in Blätt. Kakteenf. 6: 22 (1938)
- Parrycactus Doweld in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 32: 117 (2000)
Accepted Species
- Ferocactus alamosanus (Britton & Rose) Britton & Rose
- Ferocactus chrysacanthus (Orcutt) Britton & Rose
- Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orcutt
- Ferocactus diguetii (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose
- Ferocactus echidne (DC.) Britton & Rose
- Ferocactus emoryi Orcutt
- Ferocactus flavovirens (Scheidw.) Britton & Rose
- Ferocactus fordii (Orcutt) Britton & Rose
- Ferocactus glaucescens (DC.) Britton & Rose
- Ferocactus gracilis H.E.Gates
- Ferocactus haematacanthus (Monv. ex Salm-Dyck) Bravo ex Backeb. & F.M.Knuth
- Ferocactus hamatacanthus (Muehlenpf.) Britton & Rose
- Ferocactus herrerae J.G.Ortega
- Ferocactus histrix (DC.) G.E.Linds.
- Ferocactus johnstonianus Britton & Rose
- Ferocactus latispinus (Haw.) Britton & Rose
- Ferocactus lindsayi Bravo
- Ferocactus macrodiscus (Mart.) Britton & Rose
- Ferocactus mathssonii (A.Berger ex K.Schum.) N.P.Taylor
- Ferocactus peninsulae (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose
- Ferocactus pilosus (Galeotti ex Salm-Dyck) Werderm.
- Ferocactus pottsii (Salm-Dyck) Backeb.
- Ferocactus robustus (Karw. ex Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose
- Ferocactus santa-maria Britton & Rose
- Ferocactus schwarzii G.E.Linds.
- Ferocactus tiburonensis (G.E.Linds.) Backeb.
- Ferocactus townsendianus Britton & Rose
- Ferocactus uncinatus (Galeotti) Britton & Rose
- Ferocactus viridescens (Torr. & A.Gray) Britton & Rose
- Ferocactus wislizeni (Engelm.) Britton & Rose
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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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