PLANTS Profile for Ferocactus cylindraceus (California barrel cactus)

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PLANTS Profile

Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orcutt
California barrel cactus

Symbol:

FECY

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orcutt

©Mark W. Skinner. United States, CA, San Diego Co., Anzo Borrego State Park, Cactus Garden. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orcutt

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Distribution:
Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orcutt


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AZ, CA, NV, UT)

Related Taxa:
Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orcutt

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 6 species in Ferocactus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orcutt var. cylindraceus. . Image Available.

Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus
California barrel cactus

Distribution of Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orcutt var. lecontei (Engelm.) H. Bravo. .

Ferocactus cylindraceus var. lecontei
Leconte's barrel cactus

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orcutt

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Cactaceae – Cactus family
Genus	Ferocactus Britton & Rose – barrel cactus
Species	Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orcutt – California barrel cactus

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orcutt

The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Arizona:
Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus
		Salvage restricted
Ferocactus cylindraceus var. lecontei
		Salvage restricted
Nevada:
Ferocactus cylindraceus var. lecontei
(Mojave) barrel cactus, miners compass		Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree

More Accounts and Images:
Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orcutt

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 502593.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 07:27 PM CDT