Ferocactus acanthodes

Ferocactus acanthodes

flowers

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cacteae
Genus: Ferocactus
Sectio: F. sect. Ferocactus
Species: Ferocactus acanthodes
Subspecies: F. a. subsp. acanthodes – F. a. subsp. eastwoodiae – F. a. subsp. lecontei

Name

Ferocactus acanthodes (Lem.) Britton & Rose, Cact. 3: 129. (1922)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Echinocactus acanthodes Lem., Cact. Gen. Sp. Nov.: 106 (1839)
• Homotypic
  • Echinocactus cylindraceus Engelm., Pacif. Railr. Rep. Whipple, Bot. 4(5; 3): 32 (1857 publ. 1856)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California, Utah. Regional: Mexico Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Britton, N.L. 1922. Studies of West Indian plants—X. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 48: 327–343. BHL JSTOR Reference page.  3: 129.

Additional references

• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 
• Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page. 

Links

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2025. Ferocactus acanthodes in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov 15. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Ferocactus acanthodes in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Ferocactus acanthodes. Published online. Accessed: Mar 14 2021. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Ferocactus acanthodes. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Mar 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Ferocactus acanthodes. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 14. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ferocactus acanthodes in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

• English: California Barrel Cactus, Miner's Compass
• español: Biznaga-barril cilíndrica
• lietuvių: Ritininis ferokaktusas
• svenska: Jättedjävulstunga

For more multimedia, look at Ferocactus acanthodes on Wikimedia Commons.