Ferocactus tiburonensis
| Ferocactus tiburonensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Ferocactus |
| Species: | F. tiburonensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ferocactus tiburonensis (G.E.Linds.) Backeb. 1961
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Ferocactus tiburonensis is a species of Ferocactus found in Mexico.[2]
Description[edit]
Ferocactus tiburonensis is a solitary cactus, reaching up to 1 meter in height and 35 centimeters in diameter. It has around 21 slightly tuberous ribs and grooved spines that are hard to distinguish between central and peripheral spines. The four straight or twisted central spines, arranged crosswise, can grow up to 9 centimeters long, with the lowest occasionally flattened. Its small, non-bristle-like marginal thorns resemble the central thorns.
The plant blooms from April and May. The funnel-shaped, yellow flowers are up to 6 centimeters long and 5 centimeters in diameter, while the spherical fruits are yellow, fleshy, and 2 to 4 centimeters long.[3][4]
Distribution[edit]
The plant is found growing in eastern bajada to Sierra Kunkaak, Tiburón Island and south of Bahía Kino to the vicinity of Tastiota in Sonora, Mexico.[5][6]
Taxonomy[edit]
George Edmund Lindsay first described the plant as Ferocactus wislizeni var. tiburonensis in 1955, with the specific epithet referring to its occurrence on Tiburón Island, Mexico.[7] Curt Backeberg elevated the variety to species rank in 1961.
References[edit]
- ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "Ferocactus tiburonensis (G.E.Linds.) Backeb". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "Ferocactus tiburonensis". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. p. 297. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ Wilder, Benjamin T; Felger, Richard (2018). "SUCCULENT PLANT DIVERSITY OF THE SONORAN ISLANDS, GULF OF CALIFORNIA, MEXICO" (PDF). Haseltonia. 14: 148–149. ISSN 1070-0048.
- ^ Felger, R.S.; Wilder, B.T.; Romero-Morales, H.; Ezcurra, E. (2013). Plant Life of a Desert Archipelago: Flora of the Sonoran Islands in the Gulf of California. Southwest Center Series. University of Arizona Press. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-8165-0243-1. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "Cactus and Succulent Journal Nov-Dec 1955: Vol 27 Iss 6 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
External links[edit]
Data related to Ferocactus tiburonensis at Wikispecies
