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Ferocactus wislizeni

Ferocactus wislizeni

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Source-backed classification draft for Ferocactus wislizeni.

Scientific taxonomy article

Ferocactus wislizeni

Ferocactus wislizeni (Engelm.) 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 SOUTHCENTRALUSA, SOUTHWESTERNUSA, MEXICO, NWMOO, MXN, MXNSI, MXECO, MXEHI, MXECU, MXETA, MXNBS, ARI; Arizona to W. Texas and N. Mexico.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 wislizeni (Engelm.) Britton & Rose". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:103697-2 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Ferocactus wislizeni". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3084153 ↩

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Ferocactus wislizeni

Ferocactus wislizeni

Ferocactus wislizeni

Ferocactus wislizeni , commonly known as the Arizona barrel cactus or fishhook barrel cactus, is a prominent, slow growing succulent shrub famed for its stout cylindrical body and colorful, hook like spines .