Ferocactus histrix
A species in the Cactaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Ferocactus
- Species
- Ferocactus histrix
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1955
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Ferocactus histrix. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
13 synonyms in this snapshot
- Bisnaga electracanthaName author: (Lem.) Orcutt
- Bisnaga histrixName author: (DC.) Doweld
- Echinocactus coulteriName author: G.Don
- Echinocactus electracanthusName author: Lem.
- Echinocactus electracanthus var. rufispinusName author: Müll.Arg.
- Echinocactus histrixName author: DC.
- Echinocactus hystrichacanthusName author: Lem.
- Echinocactus melocactiformisName author: DC.
- Echinocactus oxypterusName author: Zucc. ex Pfeiff.
- Echinocactus pfersdorffiiName author: Schelle
- Echinocactus pycnoxyphusName author: Lem.
- Echinofossulocactus oxypterusName author: (Zucc. ex Pfeiff.) Lawr.
- Ferocactus melocactiformisName author: (DC.) Britton & Rose
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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