Ferocactus wislizeni
Ferocactus wislizeni
Ferocactus wislizeni is a species of the genus Ferocactus in the cactus family ( Cactaceae ).
Description
Ferocactus wislizeni grows mostly single with spherical to columnar stems and reaches diameters of 80 centimeters stature heights of up to 3 meters. There are 20 to 30 hardly gehöckerte ribs available. The areoles located on it are far apart in young plants and flow together later almost. The arising therefrom different spines are white to red or gray. The four central spines are crossed, are cross- banded and 8 to 10 inches long. The lowest of them are the strongest, flattened and often curved hook-shaped. The shape of about twelve, 4 to 5 inches long spines varies from acicular to like bristles.
The funnel-shaped, the yellow to yellowish- orange to red flowers reached a length of 4 to 5 centimeters, and have just such diameter. The up to 5 centimeters long, egg-shaped fruits are yellow when ripe.
Distribution, systematics and hazard
Ferocactus wislizeni is distributed in the United States in the states of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas and in the Mexican states of Sonora, Sinaloa and Chihuahua.
The first description was in 1848 as Echinocactus wislizeni by George Engelmann. Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose they put 1922 in the genus Ferocactus.
In the Red List of Threatened Species IUCN, the type is known as " Vulnerable (VU) ," ie, performed as endangered.