Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Name:
Ferocactus gracilis subsp. coloratus (Gates) Taylor Cact. Cons. Init. 6: 16 (1998)
Alt. Name:
Basionym:
Ferocactus coloratus Gates Cact. Succ. J. (US) 4 (9): 344 (1933)
Synonyms:
Ferocactus gracilis var. coloratus (Gates) Lindsay Cact. Succ. J. (US): 169 (1955)
Ferocactus peninsulae var. coloratus (Gates) Unger Groß. Kugelkakt.: 202 (1992)
Type:
Holotype: Gates 160 DS 207823, Barcode 214923.
Isotype DS 333295, Barcode 214881.
Topotype: Lindsay 1445, San Andres BC, 1939.8.15. Barcode DES00001445 (DES)
Type Locality:
Mexico: Baja California, southwest of Aguaje San Andres
Distribution:
Area between Punta Prieta and Miller's Landing (El Tomatal) to Viscaino Desert and Sierra Santa Clara.
Altitude:
10 – 500 m
Collection No:
Lindsay2003, 2008, 2013; Lau56, 1555; SB1283
Flowering:
Extra Info:
Very variable, resembles gracilis, viscainensis, peninsulae, gatesii
Compiler:
Unger, Gottfried / at / 2018.3.10.
