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Ferocactus (barrel cactus) Endangered

Synonyms: Brittonia; Echinofossulocactus

Wikipedia Abstract

Ferocactus is a genus of large barrel-shaped cacti, mostly with large spines and small flowers. There are about 30 species included in the genus. They are found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
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Species

Ferocactus chrysacanthus (Endangered)
Ferocactus haematacanthus (Endangered)
Ferocactus wislizeni <Unverified Name> (Vulnerable)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0