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Originally described as Cactus latispinus in 1824 by English naturalist Adrian Hardy Haworth, it gained its current name in 1922 with the erection of the genus Ferocactus by American botanists Britton and Rose. [3] The species name is derived from the Latin latus "broad", and spinus "spine". Ferocactus recurvus is a former name for the species. [3]
Ferocactus is a genus of large barrel-shaped cacti, mostly with large spines and small flowers. There are about 30 species included in the genus. There are about 30 species included in the genus. They are found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
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Ferocactus peninsulae reaches a height of about 70 centimetres (28 in), rarely 2.5 meters, with a diameter of 40 centimetres (16 in). This plant is oval to club-shaped and has 12 to 20 showy, deep ribs. The thorns are grayish-red and have a yellowish or whitish tip.
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Ferocactus mathssonii is a solitary cactus with attractive hooked central spines, occasionally branching from the base. Its flowers are a unique coppery color. The stems are flattened globular to egg-shaped, green to bluish-green with a grey glaucescence, up to 15 cm (5.9 in) tall and 8 cm (3.1 in) wide, with 9-13 prominent ribs and strongly tubercles, approximately 6-9 mm (0.35 in) broad and ...