Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orcutt Echinocactus viridescens var. cylindraceus Engelmann 1852 Echinocactus cylindraceus (Engelmann) Engelmann 1856 Echinocactus acanthodes Lemaire 1839 (rejected) Ferocactus acanthodes (Lemaire) Britton & Rose 1922 (rejected name) Echinocactus lecontei Engelmann 1856 Ferocactus lecontei (Engelmann) Britton & Rose 1922 Ferocactus acanthodes var. lecontei (Engelmann) G. E. Lindsay 1955 Ferocactus cylindraceus var. lecontei (Engelmann) Bravo 1980 Ferocactus cylindraceus subsp. lecontei (Engelmann) N. P. Taylor 1998 Ferocactus rostii Britton & Rose 1922 Ferocactus acanthodes var. rostii (Britton & Rose) W. T. Marshall & Bock 1941 Echinocactus hertrichii Weinberg 1929 Ferocactus tortulispinus H. E. Gates 1933 Ferocactus acanthodes var. tortulispinus (H. E. Gates) G. E. Lindsay 1955 Ferocactus cylindraceus var. tortulispinus (H. E. Gates) Bravo 1980 Ferocactus cylindraceus subsp. tortulispinus (H. E. Gates) N. P. Taylor 1998 Compass barrel, fishhook cactus, barrel cactus, California barrel cactus, biznaga, cliff barrel cactus, compass cactus, desert barrel cactus, golden-spined barrel cactus, le conte barrel cactus, spiny barrel cactus
Ferocactus means “wild or fierce” cactus, and cylindraceus means cylindrical. These cacti are well protected with fishhook-like spines. They are natives of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Identification: Plants are up to 9½' (3 m) high and 20" (50 cm) in diameter, usually found singly, rarely branched. The stem has 20-30 ribs which may be vertical or spirally arranged. Most notable are the central spines, of which there are 4-7 in each group. These large spines are variously colored white, red, yellow, or brown. They have rounded or flat cross-sections, and are often curved. Each central spine is 1¾-6" (5-15 cm) long. Radial spines resembling the spokes of a wheel appear underneath the central spine clusters. They are much smaller, almost hairlike, often white, in clusters of 15-25. Yellow (rarely orange) funnel-shaped flowers are 1½-2" (4-6 cm) in diameter and 1-2" (3-6 cm) long. Rarely, the flowers have a reddish midstripe. Fruits are bright yellow 1-1½" (3-4 cm) × ½-¾" (1.5-2 cm), and leathery. References:
Anderson, Edward F., The Cactus Family, Timber Press, 2001, p. 327 Online References:
Ferocactus cylindraceus at the Mindbird Maps and Books unofficial Mojave National Preserve site Ferocactus cylindraceus on CalPhotos Ferocactus cylindraceus on CactiGuide.com Ferocactus cylindraceus on Desert-tropicals.com Ferocactus cylindraceus on eFloras 5/25/2009 · Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Arizona 5/1/2018 · Joshua Tree National Park Visitor Center, Twentynine Palms, California 5/2/2018 · Cottonwood Visitor Center, Joshua Tree National Park, California 5/25/2009 · Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Arizona 5/2/2018 · Forty-nine Palms Canyon Trail, Forty-nine Palms Oasis, Joshua Tree, California 4/30/2018 · Mojave National Preserve, California Ferocactus cylindraceus description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
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