Ferocactus viridescens

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota 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 viridescens

Name[edit]

Ferocactus viridescens (Torr. & A.Gray) Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 3: 140 (1922).

Synonyms[edit]

Echinocactus acanthodes Lem.
Echinocactus cylindraceus Engelm.
Echinocactus orcuttii Engelm. ex Orcutt
Echinocactus viridescens Nutt.
Ferocactus acanthodes (Lem.) Britton & Rose
Ferocactus californicus (Monv. ex Labour.) Borg
Ferocactus orcuttii (Engelm. ex Orcutt) Britton & Rose
Ferocactus viridescens var. littoralis G.E.Linds.
Ferocactus viridescens subsp. littoralis (G.E.Linds.) F.Wolf & R.Wolf
Ferocactus viridescens var. orcuttii (Engelm. ex Orcutt) G.Unger
Ferocactus viridescens subsp. orcuttii (Engelm. ex Orcutt) F.Wolf & R.Wolf
Melocactus viridescens Nutt. ex Teschem.
Echinocactus limitus Engelm. ex J.M.Coult. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 374. 1895 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1922
Ferocactus viridescens var. littoralis G.E.Linds. in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 36: 8. 1964 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
Ferocactus viridescens subsp. littoralis (G.E.Linds.) F.Wolf & R.Wolf, Ferokakt. Baja California: 207. 2004 syn. sec. Korotkova 2021

Distribution[edit]

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

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. 1922. The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. Vol. 3. 255 pp. + 23 pl. Carnegie Institution of Washington. BHL PDF Reference page. : 140.

Additional references[edit]

Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page.
Govaerts, R.H.A. 2001. World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919. [unavailable to the public] Reference page.
Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page.

Links[edit]

Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Ferocactus viridescens in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 16. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Ferocactus viridescens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Ferocactus viridescens. Published online. Accessed: Mar 15 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Ferocactus viridescens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Mar 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Ferocactus viridescens. 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 15. Reference page.
eFloras 2008. Ferocactus viridescens in Flora of North America . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ferocactus viridescens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names[edit]

English: San Diego barrelcactus, coastal barrel cactus, green-stem viznaga
español: Biznaga-barril verdosa
lietuvių: Žalsvasis ferokaktusas

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