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Ferocactus glaucescens, the glaucous barrel cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to the limestone hills of Hidalgo, endemic to México. It is a spherical or cylindrical cactus growing to 60 cm (24 in) in diameter, with long yellow spines and yellow flowers in summer.

Ferocactus glaucescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Ferocactus
Species:	F. glaucescens
Binomial name
Ferocactus glaucescens (DC.) Britton & Rose

In cultivation in temperate regions it must be grown under glass. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[1][2]

There is a spineless form, Ferocactus glaucescens forma nuda (inermis).[3]

Synonyms

Bisnaga glaucescens Echinocactus glaucescens

Echinocactus pfeifferi Ferocactus pfeifferi

References

External links

• Ferocactus glaucescens at Cactus Art nursery

Media related to Ferocactus glaucescens at Wikimedia Commons

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Ferocactus glaucescens es una planta suculenta de la familia de las cactáceas.

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