Ferocactus gracilis

Ferocactus gracilis
Ferocactus gracilis

Taxonavigation edit

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 gracilis
Subspecies: F. g. subsp. coloratus – F. g. subsp. gatesii – F. g. subsp. gracilis

Name edit

Ferocactus gracilis H.E.Gates, 1933

Synonyms edit

  • Ferocactus peninsulae var. gracilis (H.E.Gates) G.Unger, Grossen Kugelkakteen Nordamerikas: 193. 1992 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
  • Ferocactus gracilis var. gracilis syn. sec. ???
  • Ferocactus viscainensis H.E.Gates in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 4: 324. 1933 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
  • Ferocactus peninsulae var. viscainensis (H.E.Gates) G.E.Linds. in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 27: 169. 1955 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
  • Ferocactus peninsulae subsp. viscainensis (H.E.Gates) F.Wolf & R.Wolf, Ferokakt. Baja California: 151. 2004 syn. sec. Korotkova 2021

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Northwest

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names edit

English: fire barrel cactus
svenska: röd djävulstunga
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