

Ferocactus pilosus
Ferocactus pilosus
Ferocactus pilosus (Galeotti ex Salm-Dyck) Werderm. 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 MXS, MXSJA, MEXICO, MXSCL, NORTHERNAMERICA, MXEDU, MXSGR, MXECO, MXEHI, MXEAG, MXSNA, MXECU; NE. Mexico (to Jalisco).1
POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub or shrub, 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 pilosus (Galeotti ex Salm-Dyck) Werderm.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:133173-1 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Ferocactus pilosus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3959149 ↩
Measured
Draining Mix
NE. Mexico (to Jalisco)
Automatically collected source range/note: MXS, MXS_JA, MEXICO, MXS_CL, NORTHERN_AMERICA, MXE_DU, MXS_GR, MXE_CO, MXE_HI, MXE_AG, MXS_NA, MXE_CU; NE. Mexico (to Jalisco).