© Valentino Vallicelli
Endangered
CITES App. II
Ferocactus wislizeni var. tiburonensis
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 27: 166, fig. 155. 1955
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Ferocactus wislizeni var. tiburonensis
Author
G.E.Linds.
Chinese genus
强刺球属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Description
Barrel shaped, solitary, up to to 1 m tall, 35 cm in diameter; about 21 ribs; 4 central spines in cross, the lowest one longer and flattened; awl shaped radials.
Flowers
Infundibuliform, 6 cm long, 5 cm in diameter the colour is always yellow with orange-yellow or reddish midribs. Blooming time April and May (on Tiburon Island). The fruit is fleshy, yellowish green.