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Ferocactus santa-maria

Ferocactus santa-maria

Ferocactus santa-maria

Ferocactus santa-maria 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 MEXICO, MXNSI, MXNBS, MXNBC, MXN, MXNSO, NORTHERN_AMERICA; Mexico (SW. Baja California: Santa Maria Bay).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 santa-maria Britton & Rose". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:103675-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Ferocactus santa-maria". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3958980

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