Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Name:
Ferocactus gatesii Lindsay Cact. Succ. J. (US) 27 (5): 150 - 151 (1955)
Alt. Name:
Ferocactus × gatesii Lindsay (pro sp.); Unger Kugelkakt. Nordamer. 238 – 241 (1992)
Basionym:
Synonyms:
Ferocactus gracilis var. gatesii (Lindsay) Starling Brit. Cact. Succ. Journ. 6 (3): 69 (1988) comb. inval. (ICBN Art.33.2; 1988)
Ferocactus gracilis subsp. gatesii (Lindsay) Taylor Cact. Cons. Init. 6: 16 (1998)
Type:
Holotype: Reid Moran 4103; 1952.5.10., DS 362188, Barcode 214987.
Isotype: Reid Moran 4103; 1952.5.10., No. 2886881; Barcode 00115662 (US) United States National Herbarium
Isotype: Reid Moran 4103; 1952.5.10., Barcode 00564067 (Mo) (NY)
Type Locality:
Mexico: Small islet in Smith Island group at the north side of the entrance of Los Angeles Bay, Lower California, 28° 59,5´ N, 113° 32,5´ W.
Distribution:
Mexico: Islands and islets in the mouth of Los Angeles Bay. (Ventana, Bota, Pata, Flecha = El Borrego, Cerraja, Llave, Smith = Coronado). Very resembling plants grew on the mainland of the peninsular adjacent to these islands.
Altitude:
0 - 200 m
Collection No:
Lindsay2240; Lau24
Flowering:
Extra Info:
Extreme variable plants. Resemblances to gracilis, coloratus, viscainensis, peninsulae, tortulispinus, showing at different places red, grey or yellow, short. long, thick or thin spines.
Compiler:
Unger, Gottfried / at / 2018.3.10.
