Calflora Taxon Report
Ferocactus cylindraceus  (Engelm.) Orcutt  var. lecontei  (Engelm.) Bravo

(not an active name)
Barrel cactus,   Leconte's barrel cactus
Ferocactus cylindraceus var. lecontei is a shrub (stem succulent) that is native to California.
also called Ferocactus cylindraceus
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Parent: Ferocactus cylindraceus
Genus: Ferocactus
Family: Cactaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSEchinocactus lecontei
PLANTSFerocactus acanthodes var. lecontei
PLANTSFerocactus cylindraceus ssp. lecontei
PLANTSFerocactus lecontei
JEFFerocactus cylindraceus
Information about Ferocactus cylindraceus var. lecontei from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.

USDA PLANTS Profile (FECYL)

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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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