Ferocactus peninsulae

Ferocactus peninsulae
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Ferocactus
Species:	F. peninsulae
Binomial name
Ferocactus peninsulae (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose, 1922
Synonyms
Echinocactus peninsulae F.A.C.Weber 1895 Echinocactus peninsulae Engelm. ex J.M.Coult. 1895 Ferocactus horridus Britton & Rose 1922

Ferocactus peninsulae is a barrel cactus in the genus Ferocactus of the family Cactaceae.

Description

Ferocactus peninsulae reaches a height of about 70 centimetres (28 in), rarely 2.5 meters, with a diameter of 40 centimetres (16 in). This plant is oval to club-shaped and has 12 to 20 showy, deep ribs. The thorns are grayish-red and have a yellowish or whitish tip. The central spines are banded and 4 to 15 centimeters long with the lowest central spine is flattened and curved in a hook shape and the 6 to 13 different, radial spines are slender occasionally twisted and bristle-like. The funnel-shaped flowers are red to yellow and reach a length of 5–6 centimetres (2.0–2.4 in). The fruits are spherical, yellow, up to 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) long.^[2]

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  Plants of Ferocactus peninsulae
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  Flowers of 'Ferocactus peninsulae
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  Flower of Ferocactus peninsulae
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  Thorns of Ferocactus peninsulae

Distribution

Ferocactus peninsulae is found in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur growing on sandy hillsides at an elevation of 0 to 450 meters. Plants grow in association with Mammillaria dioica, Cochemiea setispina, Echinocereus ferreirianus and Lophocereus schottii^[3]

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  Habitat in Viscaino, Baja California Sur
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Taxonomy

In 1896, Frédéric Albert Constantin Weber first described this species as Echinocactus peninsulae.^[4] The name "peninsulae" originates from Latin, meaning "peninsula," in reference to the species' presence on the Baja California peninsula. Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose transferred the species to the genus Ferocactus in 1922.^[5]

References

1. Biología, Héctor Hernández (Instituto de; Group), Succulent Plants Specialist (2012-02-06). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
2. N. L. Britton; J. N. Rose (1922), The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family (in German), vol. Band III, Washington: The Carnegie Institution of Washington, p. 133
3. "Ferocactus peninsulae". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
4. D&Amp, Um National; (France), histoire naturelle (1895). Bulletin du Muséum d'histoire naturelle. Vol. t.1 1895. Impr. nationale. ISSN 0027-4070. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
5. Britton, Nathaniel Lord; Eaton, Mary E.; Rose, J. N.; Wood, Helen Adelaide (1919). The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.46288.

External links

• Media related to Ferocactus peninsulae at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Ferocactus peninsulae at Wikispecies
• Biolib.cz: Ferocactus peninsulae