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
F. fordii from the collection of Yuriy Shostak (Mykolaiv, Ukraine)
Scientific classification Edit this 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

  1. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  2. "RHS Plant Selector - Ferocactus fordii". Retrieved 19 June 2013.


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