Ferocactus alamosanus

Ferocactus alamosanus is a species of Ferocactus from Mexico.[1] The specific epithet, alamosanus, refers to the plant's occurrence at Álamos in the Mexican state of Sonora, in northwestern Mexico.[2]

Ferocactus alamosanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Ferocactus
Species:
F. alamosanus
Binomial name
Ferocactus alamosanus
(Britton & Rose) Britton & Rose 1922

References

  1. "Ferocactus alamosanus in Tropicos".
  2. Eggli, Urs; Newton, Leonard E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer Science+Business Media. p. 5. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9. OCLC 54407693. Retrieved 2018-12-14.


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