Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Name:
Ferocactus chrysacanthus subsp. grandiflorus (Lindsay) Taylor Cact. Cons. Init. 6: 16 (1998)
Alt. Name:
Ferocactus × grandiflorus Lindsay (pro var.) Unger, Kugelkakt. Nordamer.: 242 (1992)
Basionym:
Ferocactus fordii var. grandiflorus Lindsay Cact. Succ. J. (US) 27 (6): 164 – 165 (1955)
Synonyms:
Ferocactus chrysacanthus var. grandiflorus (Lindsay) Taylor Bradleya 2: 34 (1954)
Type:
Holotype: Lindsay 556, 1948.4.28. DS 374960, Barcode 2737. Dudley Herbarium Stanford
Isotype: Lindsay 556, 1948.4.28. No. PVT122074 (MEXU)
Type Locality:
Baja California Sur, west coast, San Bartolome Bay
Distribution:
Mexico: West coast of north Baja California Sur, from Isla Navidad and Punta Eugenia south to Punta Abreojos (with plants mainly influenced by chrysacanthus and fordii). Eastward at higher elevations in the Sierra San Jose de Castro and Sierra Santa Clara (here more influenced by peninsulae, viscainensis and coloratus).
Altitude:
0 - 500 m
Collection No:
Lindsay555; Lau1410
Flowering:
Hours:
4- 10, Springtime to Autumn
Extra Info:
From Isla Santa Margarita was collected by F. & R. Wolf a very close ally.
Compiler:
Unger, Gottfried / at / 2018.3.10.
