Ferocactus pottsii

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Ferocactus pottsii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Ferocactus
Species:
F. pottsii
Binomial name
Ferocactus pottsii
(Salm-Dyck) Backeb. 1961
Synonyms
  • Echinocactus bicolor f. pottsii (Salm-Dyck) Voss 1894
  • Echinocactus pottsii Salm-Dyck 1850
  • Thelocactus bicolor var. pottsii (Salm-Dyck) Backeb. 1961
  • Thelocactus pottsii (Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose 1923
  • Echinocactus bicolor var. pottsii Salm-Dyck 1850

Ferocactus pottsii is a species of Ferocactus from Mexico.[2] The specific epithet has also been spelt pottsi.[3]

Description

Ferocactus pottsii is a solitary cactus with spherical to short cylindrical, glaucous green shoots. It grows up to 1 meter tall and 50 centimeters in diameter, with 13 to 25 broad, blunt ribs. The areoles are elongated and woolly, about 1.5 mm long, with straight gray spines. The central spine can reach up to 7.5 centimeters long, while the three to eight radial spines reach up to 4.5 centimeters in length.

Its cup-shaped, yellow flowers can grow up to 4.5 centimeters long and 3.5 centimeters in diameter. The spherical fruits are yellow and can reach up to 4 centimeters in length.[4][5]

  • Plant
    Plant
  • Flower
    Flower
  • Areoles and spines
    Areoles and spines
  • Top center of plant
    Top center of plant

Distribution

This cactus is found in tropical deciduous and pine forests in the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Sonora, and Sinaloa, at elevations of 240 to 1000 meters.

Taxonomy

First described as Echinocactus pottsii in 1850 by Joseph zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck, it was later placed in the genus Ferocactus by Curt Backeberg in 1961. The specific epithet "pottsii" honors John Potts, a director of the mint in Chihuahua.[6]

References

  1. ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  2. ^ "Ferocactus pottsi in Tropicos".
  3. ^ Anderson, Edward F. (2001). The Cactus Family. Pentland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 334. ISBN 978-0-88192-498-5.
  4. ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. pp. 296–297. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
  5. ^ "Ferocactus pottsii". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  6. ^ Salm-Reifferscheidt, Joseph; Georgi, Carl (1850). Cacteae in horto Dyckensi cultae anno 1849, secundum tribus et genera digestae : additis adnotationibus botanicis characteribusque specierum in enumeratione diagnostica cactearum Doct. Pfeifferi non descriptarum /. Bonnae: Apud Henry & Cohen, typis C. Georgii. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.120333.

External links

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