Ferocactus herrerae
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Ferocactus herrerae is a species of the genus Ferocactus in the cactus family(Cactaceae).
description
Ferocactus herrerae grows individually with spherical to cylindrical shoots and reaches heights of up to 2 meters with diameters of 45 centimeters. There are 13 deep, sharp-edged, spirally arranged ribs , which are initially strongly humped. The six gray, ribbed central spines have a curved to hook-shaped tip. They are up to 10 centimeters long and 5 millimeters wide. The radiating, white radial spines are twisted.
The funnel-shaped flowers are yellow and have a red central stripe. They reach a length of up to 6 centimeters and have the same diameter. The roughly 4 to 6 centimeters long, elongated, greenish yellow fruits are fleshy. They measure 2.5 to 3 centimeters in diameter and tear open at their base.
Distribution, systematics and endangerment
Ferocactus herrerae is common in the Mexican states of Sonora , Sinaloa and Durango . It was first described in 1927 by Jesús González Ortega .
In the Red List of Threatened Species of IUCN is the species as " Vulnerable (VU) ", d. H. listed as endangered.
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literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 294 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Mexico Forestal . Volume 5, 1927, pp. 53-55.
- ↑ Ferocactus herrerae in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Burquez Montijo, A., 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
