Ferocactus histrix

Ferocactus histrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Ferocactus
Species:
F. histrix
Binomial name
Ferocactus histrix
(DC.) G.E. Linds. 1955
Synonyms
List
    • Bisnaga histrix (DC.) Doweld 1999
    • Echinocactus histrix DC. 1828
    • Bisnaga electracantha (Lem.) Orcutt 1926
    • Cactus multangularis Moc. & Sessé ex DC. 1828
    • Echinocactus coulteri G.Don 1834
    • Echinocactus electracanthus Lem. 1838
    • Echinocactus electracanthus var. rufispinus Müll.Arg. 1893
    • Echinocactus hystrichacanthus Lem. 1839
    • Echinocactus lancifer Rchb. ex Walp. 1843
    • Echinocactus melocactiformis DC. 1828
    • Echinocactus oxypterus Zucc. ex Pfeiff. 1837
    • Echinocactus pfersdorffii Schelle 1906
    • Echinocactus pycnoxyphus Lem. 1839
    • Echinofossulocactus oxypterus (Zucc. ex Pfeiff.) Lawr. 1841
    • Ferocactus melocactiformis (DC.) Britton & Rose 1922

Ferocactus histrix, also known as Acitrón barrel cactus (Biznaga barril de acitrón) is a species of Ferocactus native to central Mexico. It is a large barrel cactus that can be commonly found throughout all the Central Mexican matorral. It produces an edible fruit appreciated for its sour taste.

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