Ferocactus pottsii is a species of Ferocactus from Mexico.[2] The specific epithet has also been spelt pottsi.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Ferocactus |
| Species: | F. pottsii
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| Ferocactus pottsii (Salm-Dyck) Backeb. 1961
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Description
editFerocactus pottsii is a solitary cactus with spherical to short cylindrical, glaucous green shoots. It grows up to 1 meter tall and 50 cm (20 in) in diameter, with 13 to 25 broad, blunt ribs. The areoles are elongated and woolly, about 1.5 mm (0.059 in) long, with straight gray spines. The central spine can reach up to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) long, while the three to eight radial spines reach up to 4.5 cm (1.8 in) in length.
Its cup-shaped, yellow flowers can grow up to 4.5 cm (1.8 in) long and 3.5 cm (1.4 in) in diameter. The spherical fruits are yellow and can reach up to 4 cm (1.6 in) in length.[4][5]
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Distribution
editThis cactus is found in tropical deciduous and pine forests in the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Sonora, and Sinaloa, at elevations of 240 to 1000 meters.
Taxonomy
editFirst described as Echinocactus pottsii in 1850 by Joseph zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck, it was later placed in the genus Ferocactus by Curt Backeberg in 1961. The specific epithet "pottsii" honors John Potts, a director of the mint in Chihuahua.[6]
References
edit- ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "Ferocactus pottsi in Tropicos".
- ^ Anderson, Edward F. (2001). The Cactus Family. Pentland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 334. ISBN 978-0-88192-498-5.
- ^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. pp. 296–297. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
- ^ "Ferocactus pottsii". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ Salm-Reifferscheidt, Joseph; Georgi, Carl (1850). Cacteae in horto Dyckensi cultae anno 1849, secundum tribus et genera digestae : additis adnotationibus botanicis characteribusque specierum in enumeratione diagnostica cactearum Doct. Pfeifferi non descriptarum /. Bonnae: Apud Henry & Cohen, typis C. Georgii. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.120333.
External links
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Media related to Ferocactus pottsii at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Ferocactus pottsii at Wikispecies
