Species

Ferocactus pilosus

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

  1. 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
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Ferocactus pilosus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3959149

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