Ferocactus piliferus
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 piliferus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1986
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Ferocactus piliferus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
18 synonyms in this snapshot
- Echinocactus piliferusName author: Lem.
- Echinocactus pilosusName author: Galeotti
- Echinocactus pilosus f. stainesiiName author: (Salm-Dyck) Voss
- Echinocactus pilosus var. flavispinusName author: Schelle
- Echinocactus pilosus var. pringleiName author: J.M.Coult.
- Echinocactus pilosus var. stainesiiName author: Salm-Dyck
- Echinocactus pringleiName author: (J.M.Coult.) Rose
- Echinocactus stainesiiName author: Hook. ex Salm-Dyck
- Echinocactus stainesiiName author: Hook. ex Poit.
- Echinocereus pringleiName author: Rose
- Ferocactus piliferusName author: Lem. ex Ehrenb.
- Ferocactus piliferus f. flavispinusName author: (Schelle) G.Unger
- Ferocactus piliferus var. stainesiiName author: (Salm-Dyck) G.Unger
- Ferocactus pilosusName author: (Galeotti) Werderm.
- Ferocactus pringleiName author: (J.M.Coult.) Britton & Rose
- Ferocactus stainesiiName author: (Hook. ex Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose
- Ferocactus stainesii var. pilosusName author: (Galeotti ex Salm-Dyck) Backeb.
- Ferocactus stainesii var. pringleiName author: (J.M.Coult.) Backeb.
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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