Ferocactus cylindraceus Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 3572

Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orcutt

Barrel cactus, California barrel cactus

2018 Matt Berger

2011 Gordon Neish

2020 Brad Hardison

2020 Deborah Dozier

2016 Anna Wolfe

2018 Matt Berger

2020 Diane Etchison

2019 Sicco Rood

2019 Matt Berger

2013 Mellisa Yin

2016 Diane Etchison

2018 Matt Berger

2020 Diane Etchison

2005 James M. Andre

Ferocactus cylindraceus, a dicot, is a shrub (stem succulent) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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Family:	Cactaceae
Genus:	Ferocactus

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Echinocactus cylindraceus
JEF	Ferocactus acanthodes
JEF	Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus
JEF	Ferocactus cylindraceus var. lecontei

More information about Ferocactus cylindraceus


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (FECY) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 10/22/2021).