Ferocactus viridescens
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 viridescens
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1922
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Ferocactus viridescens. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
12 synonyms in this snapshot
- Echinocactus cylindraceusName author: Engelm.
- Echinocactus limitusName author: Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.
- Echinocactus orcuttiiName author: Engelm. ex Orcutt
- Echinocactus viridescensName author: Nutt.
- Echinocactus viridescensName author: Torr. & A.Gray
- Ferocactus orcuttiiName author: (Engelm. ex Orcutt) Britton & Rose
- Ferocactus viridescens subsp. littoralisName author: (G.E.Linds.) F.Wolf & R.Wolf
- Ferocactus viridescens subsp. orcuttiiName author: (Engelm. ex Orcutt) F.Wolf & R.Wolf
- Ferocactus viridescens var. littoralisName author: G.E.Linds.
- Ferocactus viridescens var. orcuttiiName author: (Engelm. ex Orcutt) G.Unger
- Ferocactus viridescens var. viridescensName author: Not supplied
- Melocactus viridescensName author: Nutt. ex Teschem.
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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