Ferocactus
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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Ferocactus

barrel cactus
barrelcactus
head

Hierarchical position of the Genus Ferocactus

   Regnum  Plantae
common name: The plant kingdom
  
   Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist
syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta
pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: angiosperms, flowering plants
  
   Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal
pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: Angiosperms
  
   Classis  Rosopsida Batsch
pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.
  
   Subclassis  Caryophyllidae Takht.
pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 144. Jan-Mar 1967.
  
   SuperOrdo  Caryophyllanae Takht.
pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 144. Jan-Mar 1967.
  
   Ordo  Caryophyllales Perleb
pub. 1826
  
   Subordo  Cactineae Bessey in C.K. Adams
pub. Johnson's Universal Cyclop. 8: 462. 15 Nov 1895.
  
   Familia  Cactaceae Juss.
pub. Gen. Pl.: 310. 4 Aug 1789.
common name: Cactus
  
   Genus  Ferocactus Britton & Rose
common name: barrel cactus

Named members of the Genus Ferocactus

1
   Species  acanthodes (Lem.) Britt. & Rose
 
2
   Varietas  eastwoodiae L. Benson
syn. Ferocactus cylindraceus var. eastwoodiae
3
   Varietas  lecontei (Engelm.) Lindsay
syn. Ferocactus cylindraceus var. lecontei
4
   Species  covillei Britt. & Rose
syn. Ferocactus emoryi
5
   Species  cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orcutt
 
6
   Varietas  cylindraceus
common name: California barrel cactus
7
   Varietas  eastwoodiae (Engelm.) N.P. Taylor
common name: California barrel cactus
8
   Varietas  lecontei (Engelm.) H. Bravo
common name: Leconte's barrel cactus
9
   Species  eastwoodiae (L. Benson) L. Benson
syn. Ferocactus cylindraceus var. eastwoodiae
10
   Species  emoryi (Engelm.) Orcutt
common name: Emory's barrel cactus
11
   Species  hamatacanthus (Muehlenpfordt) Britt. & Rose
 
12
   Varietas  hamatacanthus
common name: turk's head
13
   Varietas  sinuatus (A. Dietr.) L. Benson
common name: Turk's head
14
   Species  lecontei (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose
syn. Ferocactus cylindraceus var. lecontei
15
   Species  setispinus (Engelm.) L. Benson
syn. Thelocactus setispinus
16
   Species  uncinatus (Galeotti) Britt. & Rose
 
17
   Varietas  wrightii (Engelm.) N.P. Taylor
syn. Sclerocactus uncinatus var. wrightii
18
   Species  viridescens (Torr. & Gray) Britt. & Rose
common name: San Diego barrelcactus
19
   Species  wislizeni (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose
common name: candy barrelcactus

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.

 

Last reviewed October 31, 2004   

 

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