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Ferocactus emoryi (Engelmann) Orcutt 1926 Emory barrel, Emory’s barrel cactus, Coville’s barrel cactus, traveler’s friend
This cactus is found only in northern Baja California Sur, Mexico. Identification: Plants are light green to bluish gray, forming a single round or cylindrical stem up to 8' (2.5 m) high and 3' (1 m) in diameter, with 15-30 prominent ribs. A single large central spine, 1½-4" (4-10 cm) long and often curved, is surrounded by 7-9 radial spines up to 2" (6 cm) long. Funnel-shaped flowers span the range from deep red brown to red to yellow. They are up to 3" (7.5 cm) long and 2½" (7 cm) around. Oval-shaped fruits are up to 1¾" (5 cm) long. References:
Anderson, Edward F., The Cactus Family, Timber Press, 2001, p. 329 Online References:
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Center for Sonoran Desert Studies The Arizona Sonora Desert Museum Sonoran Desert Digital Library The Vanderbilt University Bioimages web site Echinocactus emoryi var. rectispinus Engelmann 1896 Ferocactus rectispinus (Engelmann) Britton & Rose 1922 Ferocactus emoryi var. rectispinus (Engelmann) N. P. Taylor 1984 Ferocactus emoryi subsp. rectispinus (Engelmann) N. P. Taylor 1998 Ferocactus covillei Britton & Rose 1922
Ferocactus emoryi description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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