| Ferocactus alamosanus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Ferocactus |
| Species: | F. alamosanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ferocactus alamosanus (Britton & Rose) Britton & Rose 1922 | |
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Ferocactus alamosanus is a species of Ferocactus from Mexico. [2]
Ferocactus alamosanus is a solitary plant that grows in a spherical to short columnar shape, reaching up to 30 centimeters in diameter and 1 meter in height. It has 12 to 20 narrow ribs with sharp or blunt edges. The yellow needle-like spines include a single central spine up to 6 centimeters long and eight radial spines measuring 3 to 4 centimeters in length.
The flowers of Ferocactus alamosanus are funnel-shaped and greenish yellow, with a length of up to 4.5 centimeters and a diameter of 3.5 centimeters. Its egg-shaped fruits are yellow, up to 4 centimeters long, and open with a basal pore. [3] [4]
Accepted subspecies:
This species is found in the Mexican states of Sonora, Michoacán, Oaxaca, and Colima in deciduous and oak forest at elevations of 450–1300 meters.
First described as Echinocactus alamosanus in 1913 by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. The specific epithet, alamosanus, refers to the plant's occurrence at Álamos in the Mexican state of Sonora, in northwestern Mexico. [5] Ferocactus alamosanus was later placed in the newly created genus Ferocactus by the same authors in 1922. [6]
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