Ferocactus gracilis subsp. tortulispinus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cacteae
Genus: Ferocactus
Sectio: F. sect. Ferocactus
Species: Ferocactus gracilis
Subspecies: Ferocactus gracilis subsp. tortulispinus

Name

Ferocactus gracilis subsp. tortulispinus (H.E.Gates) Lodé, Cact.-Avent. Int. 100: 29. (2013)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Ferocactus tortulispinus H.E.Gates in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 4: 343 (1933)
• Homotypic
  • Ferocactus acanthodes subsp. tortulispinus (H.E.Gates) F.Wolf & R.Wolf, Ferokakt. Baja California: 25 (2004)
  • Ferocactus acanthodes var. tortulispinus (H.E.Gates) G.E.Linds., Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 27: 168 (1955)
  • Ferocactus cylindraceus var. tortulispinus (H.E.Gates) Bravo, Cact. Suc. Mex. 25: 65 (1980)
  • Ferocactus cylindraceus subsp. tortulispinus (H.E.Gates) N.P.Taylor, Cactaceae Consensus Init. 6: 16 (1998)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lodé, J. 2013. Cactus-aventures International; revue trimestrielle francophone 100: 29.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Ferocactus gracilis subsp. tortulispinus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 5. Reference page. 
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2025. Ferocactus gracilis subsp. tortulispinus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 5. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Ferocactus gracilis subsp. tortulispinus. Published online. Accessed: Mar 14 2021. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Ferocactus gracilis subsp. tortulispinus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Mar 2021. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Ferocactus gracilis subsp. tortulispinus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 14. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Mexican Barrel Cactus

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