Echinocactus glaucescens A. P. de Candolle 1829
Bisnaga glaucescens (A. P. de Candolle) Orcutt 1926
Echinocactus pfeifferi Zuccarini 1837
Ferocactus pfeifferi (Zuccarini) Backeberg 1961
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Ferocactus glaucescens (A. P. de Candolle) Britton & Rose 1922 Blue barrel
Ferocactus glaucescens means roughly "fierce bluish cactus"—a pretty good description, since the body is bluish green ("glaucous") and the spines are not to be trifled with. These cacti are found only in Hidalgo, Mexico. Identification: Plants are distinctly bluish in color, ball-shaped, usually with flattened tops, found singly or in multiply branched groups. They are up to 18" (45 cm) high and 20" (50 cm) around, with 12-17 ribs. (The Arizona-Sonara Desert Museum lists sizes up to 12' (3.7 m), but I couldn't confirm that elsewhere and it may be a misprint.) Spines are in groups of 6-7, to 1¼" (3.5 cm) long. Yellow, bell-shaped flowers are up to 1¾" (4.5 cm) long. Whitish or yellowish fruits are up to ⅞" (2.5 cm) long. References:
Anderson, Edward F., The Cactus Family, Timber Press, 2001, p. 330 Online References:
Cactus Art: the World of Cacti & Succulents The Arizona Sonora Desert Museum Sonoran Desert Digital Library The South Coast Botanic Garden on the Palos Verdes Penninsula in California Ferocactus glaucescens description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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