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Ferocactus robustus

Ferocactus robustus

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Source-backed classification draft for Ferocactus robustus.

Scientific taxonomy article

Ferocactus robustus

Ferocactus robustus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose 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 MXCPU, MXS, MXSMI, MXSJA, MXSCL, MXSGR, MXSOA, NORTHERNAMERICA, MXCDF, MEXICO, MXC, MXC_MO; Mexico (Puebla, Oaxaca).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 robustus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:103673-2 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Ferocactus robustus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3959001 ↩

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Ferocactus robustus

Ferocactus robustus

Ferocactus robustus

Ferocactus robustus is one of the most remarkable clumping species within the family Cactaceae. Commonly known as the Robust Barrel Cactus, it is celebrated for its unique ability to form massive, multi headed mounds .