Discocactus ferricola
Discocactus ferricola
Discocactus ferricola Buining & Brederoo is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Discocactus.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is SOUTHERNAMERICA, BOL, BOLOO, BZCDF, BZCGO, BZC, WESTERNSOUTHAMERICA, BZCMS, BZCMT, BRAZIL; E. Bolivia to WC. Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul).1
POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, seasonally dry tropical.1
This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.
References
- Plants of the World Online. "Discocactus ferricola Buining & Brederoo". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:82177-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Discocactus ferricola". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3950777 ↩
Measured
Draining Mix
E. Bolivia to WC. Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul)
Automatically collected source range/note: SOUTHERN_AMERICA, BOL, BOL_OO, BZC_DF, BZC_GO, BZC, WESTERN_SOUTH_AMERICA, BZC_MS, BZC_MT, BRAZIL; E. Bolivia to WC. Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul).