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Ferocactus latispinus (Haw.) Britton & Rose

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Cactaceae > Ferocactus

Characteristics

A cactus. It is a herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form -
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.3 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in arid places.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 12-12

Usage

Both the stem and fruit are eaten raw.
Uses animal food environmental use food material
Edible fruits stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Ferocactus latispinus unspecified picture

Conservation status

Ferocactus latispinus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000686307
COL ID 3DYTQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Echinocactus recurvus f. solenacanthus Ferocactus recurvus f. flavispinus Cactus nobilis Melocactus besleri-affinis Melocactus recurvus Melocactus latispinus Mammillaria latispina Cactus cornigerus Cactus recurvus Cactus recurvus Cereus recurvus Echinocactus curvicornis Echinocactus stellaris Echinocactus stellatus Ferocactus nobilis Bisnaga cornigera Bisnaga latispina Echinocactus corniger Echinocactus recurvus Echinocactus solenacanthus Echinofossulocactus angustispinus Echinofossulocactus cornigerus Echinofossulocactus elatior Echinofossulocactus recurvus Echinofossulocactus rubrospinus Ferocactus recurvus Echinocactus cornigerus Echinofossulocactus corniger Echinocactus latispinus Echinocactus nobilis Echinocactus nobilis Bisnaga recurva subsp. latispina Echinocactus corniger var. flavispinus Echinocactus latispinus var. flavispinus Echinocactus recurvus var. latispinus Echinocactus recurvus var. solenacanthus Echinocactus recurvus var. tricuspidatus Echinocactus spiralis var. stellaris Ferocactus latispinus var. flavispinus Ferocactus recurvus var. latispinus Echinocactus corniger var. latispinus Echinocactus corniger var. rubrispinosus Echinocactus recurvus var. bicolor Echinofossulocactus cornigerus var. angustispinus Echinofossulocactus cornigerus var. elatior Echinofossulocactus cornigerus var. rubrospinus Echinofossulocactus recurvus var. campylacanthus Echinocactus corniger f. flavispinus Ferocactus latispinus Echinocactus corniger var. latispinus Cactus latispinus Echinofossulocactus corniger var. angustispinus Echinofossulocactus corniger var. elatior Echinofossulocactus corniger var. rubrospinus Ferocactus latispinus var. recurvus

Lower taxons

Ferocactus latispinus subsp. greenwoodii Ferocactus latispinus subsp. spiralis Ferocactus latispinus subsp. latispinus
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