Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Name:
Ferocactus pilifer (Lemaire) Unger subsp. pilifer, Kakt. u. and. Sukk. 37 (2):45, 1986
spelling of epiphet corrected in accordance with chapter IX of ICN]
Alt. Name:
Basionym:
Echinocactus piliferus Lemaire, Herbier Général De L'Amateur,
Miscellanées botanique : 43, 1843
Synonyms:
Ferocactus pringlei (Coulter) Britton & Rose
The Cactaceae 3 page 125
Type:
Neotype: Dudley Herbarium, Stanford University, California, USA. Lindsay 2588 DS 374959, Barcode 2429.
Type Locality:
Mexico, San Luis Potosí, 69 miles east of the city San Luis Potosi, on the road to Antiguo Morelos, 4700 ft.
Distribution:
Mexico: Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas
Altitude:
1200 – 2400 m
Collection No:
Flowering:
Extra Info:
Subgenus: Bisnaga [fruits juicy not opening at base]
Ferocactus pilifer fa. flavispinus (hort. ex Schelle) Unger, Kakt. u. and. Sukk. 37 (2): 45, 1986
Basionym: Echinocactus pilosus flavispinus hort. ex Schelle in Kakteen: 188. 1926
Compiler:
Unger, Gottfried / at / 2018.2.14.
