Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Name:
Ferocactus acanthodes subsp. tortulispinus (Gates) F. & R. Wolf Ferocacti of Baja California: 25 (2004)
Alt. Name:
Basionym:
Ferocactus tortulospinus Gates Cact. Succ. J. (US) 4: 343 (1933)
Synonyms:
Ferocactus acanthodes var. tortulispinus (Gates) Lindsay Cact. Succ. J. (US) 27 (6): 169 (1955)
Ferocactus cylindraceus var. tortulospinus (Gates) Bravo Cact. Suc. Mex. 25 (3): 65 (1980)
Ferocactus cylindraceus subsp. tortulispinus (Gates) Taylor Cact. Cons. Init. 6: 16 (1998)
Ferocactus gracilis subsp. tortulispinus (Gates) Lodé Cact.-Avent. Int. 100:29 (2013)
Type:
Holotype: Gates 161; 1932.7.24. DS 207825, Barcode 214906.
Type Locality:
Baja California; low hills 10 miles north of Laguna Seca Chapala
Distribution:
Mexico: North eastern part of Baja California. The range of this variable subspecies may well extend from near San Felipe south to near Bahia de los Angeles. The plants grew especially on more inland situated rocky hillsides and canyons.
Altitude:
10 – 600m
Collection No:
Lindsay2064, Lau1217, Rep269
Flowering:
Extra Info:
Compiler:
Unger, Gottfried / at / 2018.3.17.
