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Ferocactus echidne Ferocactus echidne (A. P. de Candolle) Britton & Rose 1922 Echinocactus echidne A. P. de Candolle 1834 Echinocactus victoriensis Rose 1909 Ferocactus echidne var. victoriensis (Rose) G. E. Lindsay 1955 Echinocactus victoriensis (Rose) Backeberg 1961 Echinocactus rafaelensis J. A. Purpus 1912 Ferocactus rafaelensis (J. A. Purpus) Borg 1937 Ferocactus rhodanthus Fritz Schwartz 1979 Sonora Barrel
Ferocactus echidne is native to central Mexico. Identification: Plants are gray-green, up to 14" (35 cm) high and up to 8" (20 cm) in diameter, singly- or multiply-stemmed, with 13-16 prominent ribs. A central spine up to 1¾" (5 cm) long is surrounded by 7-9 shorter spines; spines are light to dark brown. Yellow, funnel-shaped flowers ¾-1¾" (2-4.5 cm) long and 1-1¼" (3-3.5 cm) around appear in the center of the top of each stem. Fruits are up to ¾" (2 cm) long, oval or ball-shaped, light green or white, tinged with pink or red. References:
Anderson, Edward F., The Cactus Family, Timber Press, 2001, p. 328 Online References:
Ferocactus echidne on Desert-tropicals.com Ferocactus echidne on CactiGuide.com Ferocactus echidne on www.cactushabitat.com Ferocactus echidne on Wikimedia Commons Ferocactus echidne on the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Red List of Threatened Species Ferocactus echidne description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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