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Ferocactus  Britton & Rose
Taxonomic Serial No.: 19795

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): barrel cactus [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2013   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderCaryophyllanae   
                         OrderCaryophyllales   
                            FamilyCactaceae Juss. – cactus, cacti  
                               GenusFerocactus Britton & Rose – barrel cactus  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Ferocactus alamosanus (Britton & Rose) Britton & Rose  
                                  Species Ferocactus chrysacanthus (Orcutt) Britton & Rose  
                                  Species Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orcutt – Biznaga-barril cilíndrica, California barrel cactus 
                                  Species Ferocactus diguetii (F.A.C. Weber) Britton & Rose  
                                  Species Ferocactus echidne (DC.) Britton & Rose  
                                  Species Ferocactus emoryi (Engelm.) Orcutt – Biznaga-barril de Emory, Emory's barrel cactus 
                                  Species Ferocactus flavovirens (Scheidw.) Britton & Rose  
                                  Species Ferocactus fordii (Orcutt) Britton & Rose  
                                  Species Ferocactus glaucescens (DC.) Britton & Rose  
                                  Species Ferocactus gracilis H.E. Gates  
                                  Species Ferocactus haematacanthus (Muehlenpf.) Britton & Rose  
                                  Species Ferocactus hamatacanthus (Muehlenpf.) Britton & Rose – Biznaga-barril costillona, Turk's head 
                                  Species Ferocactus herrerae J.G. Ortega  
                                  Species Ferocactus histrix (DC.) G.E. Linds.  
                                  Species Ferocactus johnstonianus Britton & Rose  
                                  Species Ferocactus latispinus (Haw.) Britton & Rose  
                                  Species Ferocactus lindsayi Bravo  
                                  Species Ferocactus macrodiscus (Mart.) Britton & Rose  
                                  Species Ferocactus peninsulae (F.A.C. Weber) Britton & Rose  
                                  Species Ferocactus pilosus (Galeotti) Werderm.  
                                  Species Ferocactus pottsii (Salm-Dyck) Backeb.  
                                  Species Ferocactus robustus (Link & Otto) Britton & Rose  
                                  Species Ferocactus santa-maria Britton & Rose  
                                  Species Ferocactus schwarzii G.E. Linds.  
                                  Species Ferocactus tiburonensis (G.E. Linds.) Backeb.  
                                  Species Ferocactus townsendianus Britton & Rose  
                                  Species Ferocactus viridescens (Torr. & A. Gray) Britton & Rose – Biznaga-barril verdosa, San Diego barrel cactus, coast barrel cactus 
                                  Species Ferocactus wislizeni (Engelm.) Britton & Rose – Biznaga-barril de Nuevo México, candy barrel cactus, fishhook barrel cactus 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Charles A. Butterworth, Ph.D.  
  Notes: ITIS Cactaceae Steward   
  Reference for: Ferocactus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ferocactus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Ferocactus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Ferocactus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Hunt, David  
  Publication Date: 2006   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: The New Cactus Lexicon: Text   
  Page(s): x + 373   
  Publisher: dh books   
  Publication Place: Milborne Port, England   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-9538134-5-2   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Ferocactus   
       

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