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Ferocactus peninsulae
Ferocactus peninsulae is a barrel cactus in the genus Ferocactus belonging to the family Cacteae.
From the article Ferocactus peninsulae on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
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.
Range & habitat
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
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 274326.