Ferocactus glaucescens

Ferocactus glaucescens, the glaucous barrel cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to the limestone hills of Hidalgo, endemic to México. It is a spherical or cylindrical cactus growing to 60 cm (24 in) in diameter, with long yellow spines and yellow flowers in summer.

Ferocactus glaucescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Core eudicots
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Cacteae
Genus:
Ferocactus
Species:
F. glaucescens
Binomial name
Ferocactus glaucescens

In cultivation in temperate regions it must be grown under glass. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[1][2]

There is a spineless form, Ferocactus glaucescens forma nuda (inermis).[3]

Synonyms
  • Bisnaga glaucescens
  • Echinocactus glaucescens      
  • Echinocactus pfeifferi
  • Ferocactus pfeifferi

References
  1. "RHS Plant Selector - Ferocactus glaucescens". Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 39. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  3. Ferocactus glaucescens forma nuda (inermis)
Ferocactus glaucescens forma nuda (inermis)


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