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Townsend barrel cactus
Ferocactus townsendianus
About
Ferocactus townsendianus, commonly known as the Townsend barrel cactus, is a species of cactus endemic to southern Baja California Sur in Mexico. It is a barrel cactus that grows solitary stems up to 1 metre (3.3 ft) tall, with gray to brown spines, with one central spine on each areole usually curved or hooked at the tip, and orange to red flowers that bloom from May to August. Ferocactus townsendianus is similar to both Ferocactus peninsulae and Ferocactus santa-maria, and is sometimes placed under peninsulae as a variety or subspecies.
- Family
- Cactaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Ferocactus townsendianus
- Slug
- ferocactus-townsendianus
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Ferocactus
- Species
- townsendianus
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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