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Family:
Cactaceae (Cactus
Family)
Scientific name: Ferocactus tiburonensis (G.E.Linds.)
Backeb. 1961
Origin: Mexico Gulf of California, Sonora:
Isla Tiburón (Tiburon Island), and possibly on the nearby mainland.
Conservation status: Listed in
CITES appendix 2.
Common name: Fishhook
Barrel Cactus, Tiburon Barrel Cactus
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Taxonomy note: F.
tiburonensis (G. E. Lindsay) along whit the
allopatric species
F. herrerae
(J. G. Ortega) are often cited as varieties of F. wislizeni
by some botanists.
Description: Barrel shaped, solitary, up to to 1 m tall, 35 cm
in diameter; about 21 ribs; 4 central spines in cross, the lowest one
longer and flattened; awl shaped radials.
Flowers:
Infundibuliform, 6 cm long,5 cm in diameter the colour is always
yellow. Blooming time April and May (on Tiburon Island). The fruit is
fleshy, yellowish green.
Cultivation: Sun Exposure: Full sun,
Use very draining soil,
water during the aestival growth
cycle (this plant need plenty of water) But needs to be avoided
wetting the bodies of these plants while they are in sunlight. A wet
cactus in the sun light can cause sun burning which can lead to scares
or even fungal infections and death.
Needs full sun. Keep dry at 10°C in winter,
but can tolerate sporadic light frost.
Propagation: Seeds are the only
way of reproducing.
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