Ferocactus fordii
Ferocactus fordii
Ferocactus fordii is a species of the genus Ferocactus in the cactus family ( Cactaceae ).
Description
Ferocactus fordii grows mostly single with spherical to short cylindrical stems and reaches diameters of 25 centimeters stature heights of up to 50 centimeters. There are about 21 gehöckerte ribs available. The spines are gray. The four standing crosswise central spines are transversely banded, flattened or angular and be up to 7 inches long. The top three central spines are ascending and straight, the bottom is low and has a curved or hook- shaped tip. Of the approximately 17 radial spines, the top two are from, the rest are radiating.
The funnel-shaped flowers are pink to purplish pink. They reach a length of up to 3 centimeters, and have just such diameter. The egg-shaped fruits are pink to yellow.
Distribution, systematics and hazard
Ferocactus is fordii widespread in the west of the Mexican states of Baja California in a small area along the coast.
The first description was in 1900 as Echinocactus fordii by Charles Russell Orcutt. Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose they put 1922 in the genus Ferocactus.
We distinguish the following sub- types:
- Ferocactus fordii subsp. borealis N.P.Taylor
- Ferocactus fordii subsp. fordii
In the Red List of Threatened Species IUCN, the type is known as " Vulnerable (VU) ," ie, performed as endangered.