

Ferocactus herrerae
Ferocactus herrerae
Ferocactus herrerae J.G.Ortega is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Ferocactus.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is MXEAG, MXECU, MXEHI, MXEZA, MXEQU, AFRICA, MXEGU, MXNBS, MXESL, MXEDU, NORTHERNAMERICA, MEXICO; Mexico (SW. Sonora, Sinaloa, W. Durango).1
POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, desert or dry shrubland.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. "Ferocactus herrerae J.G.Ortega". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:133152-1 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Ferocactus herrerae". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3959557 ↩
Measured
Draining Mix
Mexico (SW. Sonora, Sinaloa, W. Durango)
Automatically collected source range/note: MXE_AG, MXE_CU, MXE_HI, MXE_ZA, MXE_QU, AFRICA, MXE_GU, MXN_BS, MXE_SL, MXE_DU, NORTHERN_AMERICA, MEXICO; Mexico (SW. Sonora, Sinaloa, W. Durango).