Ferocactus schwarzii

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Ferocactus schwarzii

Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Ferocactus
Species:	F. schwarzii
Binomial name
*Ferocactus schwarzii* G.E. Linds. 1955
Synonyms
Parrycactus schwarzii (G.E.Linds.) Doweld 2000

Ferocactus schwarzii is a species of Ferocactus from Mexico.^[2]

Description

Ferocactus schwarzii is a solitary cactus with globular or ellipsoidal light green shoots, growing up to 80 cm (31 in) tall and 50 cm (20 in) in diameter. It has 13 to 19 initially rounded, sharp-edged ribs. The one to five yellow spines, slightly curved backward and protruding, turn gray with age and range from 0.5 to 5.5 cm (0.20 to 2.17 in) in length.

The yellow flowers, which do not fully open, form a ring around the crown, reaching up to 5 cm (2.0 in) in length and 4 cm (1.6 in) in diameter. The approximately spherical fruits are green-olive, measuring 1.3 to 2 cm (0.51 to 0.79 in) in length, and eventually dry out and split lengthwise.^[3]

Flowers
Plant

Distribution

Ferocactus schwarzii is commonly found in Sinaloa, Mexico and occurs between elevations between 30 and 200 meters. The IUCN Red List classifies this species as "Data Deficient" (DD).^[1]

Taxonomy

George Edmund Lindsay first described Ferocactus schwarzii in 1955. The specific epithet "schwarzii" is in honor of Fritz Schwarz, a cactus collector who worked in Mexico.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Hernández, H.M.; Gómez-Hinostrosa, C.; León de la Luz, J.L. (2017). "Ferocactus schwarzii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T152501A121537632. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152501A121537632.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^ "Ferocactus schwarzii in Tropicos".
^ Vallicelli, Valentino (2013-08-04). "Ferocactus schwarzii". LLIFLE. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
^ "Cactus and Succulent Journal May-June 1955: Vol 27 Iss 3 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2024-02-05.

External links

Media related to Ferocactus schwarzii at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Ferocactus schwarzii at Wikispecies

Taxon identifiers
Ferocactus schwarzii	Wikidata: Q309794 Wikispecies: Ferocactus schwarzii CoL: 8S4RK EoL: 5184212 GBIF: 3958963 iNaturalist: 274329 IPNI: 103677-2 ITIS: 907970 IUCN: 152501 NCBI: 867060 Open Tree of Life: 664964 Plant List: kew-2808229 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:103677-2 Species+: 14938 WFO: wfo-0000686365

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