Ferocactus schwarzii
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 27: 70, fig. 42-46. 1955
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Ferocactus schwarzii
Author
G.E.Linds.
Chinese genus
强刺球属
Chinese name
黄彩玉
Primary
DescriptionEdit description
Description
Ferocactus schwarziiSN|14457]]SN|14457]] is a solitary slow growing barrel cactus that becomes nearly spineless when old making it a handsome plant. At a first glance the mature specimens looks more like a Echinocactus than a Ferocactus.
Note
The particular characteristic of this species is that the number of spines decrease as the plant ages.
Flowers
Yellow 10 cm in diameter.
Blooming Season
This species blooms relatively early, when it reaches 12 cm in diameter.
Spines
Younger plants have usually 4 to 5 (or more) gold coloured spines. As they age the number of spines decreases to 0-2. The spines are needle-like, and are different than of most Ferocactus.
Stem
Deeply grooved and bright green, up to 80 cm tall, 50 cm in diameter