Ferocactus fordii
Ferocactus fordii (ford barrel cactus) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Baja California in Mexico. It is spherical, growing to 50 cm (20 in) in diameter, with whitish-grey radial spines and solitary flowers of a deep rose pink, 4 cm (2 in) in diameter.[1]
| Ferocactus fordii | |
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| F. fordii from the collection of Yuriy Shostak (Mykolaiv, Ukraine) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Ferocactus |
| Species: | F. fordii |
| Binomial name | |
| Ferocactus fordii (Orcutt) Britton & Rose | |
In cultivation it requires the protection of glass.[2]
References
- RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- "RHS Plant Selector - Ferocactus fordii". Retrieved 19 June 2013.
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