Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orcutt var. cylindraceus

(not an active name)

California barrel cactus

2005 Brent Miller

Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus is a shrub (stem succulent) that is native to California.

also called Ferocactus cylindraceus


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1507 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Ferocactus cylindraceus
Genus:	Ferocactus
Family:	Cactaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Echinocactus acanthodes
PLANTS	Ferocactus acanthodes
JEF	Ferocactus cylindraceus

Information about Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (FECYC) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/22/2024).