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Ferocactus reppenhagenii: a mature specimen .
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Description: F.
reppenhagenii as old plants are of a small diameter, nearly cereoid
growing with usually less than 13 ribs (while F. alamosoanus are
large globular in appearance with many ribs (more than 20).
Stem: Shortly cylindrical up to 30 cm (but usually less) in
diameter, 75 to 100 cm tall, occasionally much taller;
Ribs: 12-18 (rarely more than 13) Rounder than in F.
alamosoanus.
Areoles: In old plants they are almost connected.
Spines: Needle-like, yellowish and densely intermeshed.
Central spine: 1, sometimes flattened, to 6 cm long;
Radial spines: 8 straw-coloured, 3 to 4 cm long .
Flowers: Greenish yellow, small and narrow 3-4 cm long, 3 cm in
diameter the petals are lanceolate and acute
Fruit: Bright red and not splitting when ripe
Cultivation: Prefers
full sun, Will take some frost.
Propagation:
Seeds are the only way of
reproducing.
Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants
belonging to the Ferocactus pottsii
complex (This
Taxon has lots of
synonyms ( like many other
cacti) whit controversial varieties and
subspecies:
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Family:
Cactaceae (Cactus
Family)
Scientific name: Ferocactus reppenhagenii
G. Unger,
Pubblished in: Kakt. And. Sukk., 25 (3): 50., 1974
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Origin: It is found in the states of Colima,
Michoacan, Guerrero (while the areas of distribution of the strictly
related F. alamosanus in the state of Sonora is about
1000 km apart... ...a reason to accept the two taxa as different
species)
Conservation status: Listed in
CITES appendix 2.
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Synonyms:
- Ferocactus alamosanus ssp. reppenhagenii
(G. Unger) N.P. Taylor
Pubblished in: Cactaceae Consensus Initiatives 6: 15, 1998
- Echinocactus alamosanus Britton
et Rose 1913
- Ferocactus alamosanus var. reppenhagenii
- Parrycactus alamosanus ssp.
reppenhagenii,
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(This
Taxon belong to a group of six closely
allied species. The group is:
F. alamosanus,
F. pottsii,
F. schwarzii, F.
reppenhagenii,
F. glaucescens, & F. echidne)
This species has relatively delicate spines for a Ferocactus
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