Ferocactus histrix

Ferocactus histrix (DC.) G.E.Linds. 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, MXEGU, MXSMI, MXSJA, MXSCL, NORTHERNAMERICA, MXEDU, MXCDF, MEXICO, MXGVC, MXC_MO; Mexico.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

1. Plants of the World Online. "Ferocactus histrix (DC.) G.E.Linds.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:103642-2 ↩
2. GBIF Secretariat. "Ferocactus histrix". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3959545 ↩