Ferocactus alamosanus

Ferocactus alamosanus
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Ferocactus
Species:	F. alamosanus
Binomial name
	Ferocactus alamosanus; (Britton & Rose) Britton & Rose 1922
Synonyms
	Echinocactus alamosanus Britton & Rose 1913; Ferocactus pottsii var. alamosanus (Britton & Rose) G.Unger 1971; Parrycactus alamosanus (Britton & Rose) Doweld 2000;

Ferocactus alamosanus is a species of Ferocactus from Mexico.^[2]

Description

Ferocactus alamosanus is a solitary plant that grows in a spherical to short columnar shape, reaching up to 30 cm (12 in) in diameter and 1 meter in height. It has 12 to 20 narrow ribs with sharp or blunt edges. The yellow needle-like spines include a single central spine up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long and eight radial spines measuring 3 to 4 cm (1.2 to 1.6 in) in length.

The flowers of Ferocactus alamosanus are funnel-shaped and greenish yellow, with a length of up to 4.5 cm (1.8 in) and a diameter of 3.5 cm (1.4 in). Its egg-shaped fruits are yellow, up to 4 cm (1.6 in) long, and open with a basal pore.^[3]^[4]

Subspecies

Accepted subspecies:

Ferocactus alamosanus subsp. alamosanus
Ferocactus alamosanus subsp. reppenhagenii (G.Unger) N.P.Taylor

Distribution

This species is found in the Mexican states of Sonora, Michoacán, Oaxaca, and Colima in deciduous and oak forest at elevations of 450–1300 meters.

Taxonomy

First described as Echinocactus alamosanus in 1913 by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. The specific epithet, alamosanus, refers to the plant's occurrence at Álamos in the Mexican state of Sonora, in northwestern Mexico.^[5] Ferocactus alamosanus was later placed in the newly created genus Ferocactus by the same authors in 1922.^[6]

References

^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
^ "Ferocactus alamosanus in Tropicos".
^ Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. pp. 289–290. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.
^ Vallicelli, Valentino (2013-08-04). "Ferocactus alamosanus". LLIFLE. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
^ Eggli, Urs; Newton, Leonard E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer Science+Business Media. p. 5. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9. OCLC 54407693. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
^ Britton, Nathaniel Lord; Eaton, Mary E.; Rose, J. N.; Wood, Helen Adelaide (1919). The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.46288.

External links

Media related to Ferocactus alamosanus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Ferocactus alamosanus at Wikispecies

[IUCN_Red_List_of_Threatened_Species_2010_p.-1] "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2024-02-01.

[2] "Ferocactus alamosanus in Tropicos".

[Anderson_Eggli_2005_p._289–290-3] Anderson, Edward F.; Eggli, Urs (2005). Das grosse Kakteen-Lexikon (in German). Stuttgart (Hohenheim): Ulmer. pp. 289–290. ISBN 3-8001-4573-1.

[Vallicelli_2013_k084-4] Vallicelli, Valentino (2013-08-04). "Ferocactus alamosanus". LLIFLE. Retrieved 2024-02-01.

[Eggli_Newton_2004-5] Eggli, Urs; Newton, Leonard E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer Science+Business Media. p. 5. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9. OCLC 54407693. Retrieved 2018-12-14.

[Britton_Eaton_Rose_Wood_1919_p.-6] Britton, Nathaniel Lord; Eaton, Mary E.; Rose, J. N.; Wood, Helen Adelaide (1919). The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family. Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.46288.

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