| Ferocactus santa-maria | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Ferocactus |
| Species: | F. santa-maria |
| Binomial name | |
| Ferocactus santa-maria Britton & Rose 1913 | |
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Ferocactus santa-maria is a species of Ferocactus from Mexico. [1]
Ferocactus santa-maria is a solitary cactus with cylindrical stems, growing up to 70 cm tall and 25 cm in diameter. It features approximately 13 rounded, straight ribs. The four central spines are gray, ridged, and generally straight, reaching lengths of up to 4.5 cm, with the lowest spine being the longest and slightly curved towards the tip. The cactus also has about 15 spreading radial spines that are lighter in color, with the upper ones being bristle-like and some lower ones resembling the central spines.This species produces funnel-shaped, yellow flowers that are up to 6 cm long and 7 cm in diameter. Its yellow fruits are fleshy, up to 5 cm long, and reach 3.5 cm in diameter. [2] [3] [4]
Ferocactus santa-maria is native to the island of Magdalena in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur.
It was first described in 1922 by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose, based on a specimen collected on May 18, 1913, by J. N. Rose on the shore of Santa Maria Bay.
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Ferocactus townsendianus, commonly known as the Townsend barrel cactus, is a species of cactus endemic to southern Baja California Sur in Mexico. It is a barrel cactus that grows solitary stems up to 1 metre (3.3 ft) tall, with gray to brown spines, with one central spine on each areole usually curved or hooked at the tip, and orange to red flowers that bloom from May to August. Ferocactus townsendianus is similar to both Ferocactus peninsulae and Ferocactus santa-maria, and is sometimes placed under peninsulae as a variety or subspecies.
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