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Ferocactus cylindraceus

(Engelm.) Orcutt

California Barrel Cactus

G5Secure Found in 17 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.149666

Element CodePDCAC08080

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

CITESAppendix II

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyCactaceae

GenusFerocactus

Synonyms

Ferocactus acanthodes(Lem.) Britt. & Rose

Other Common Names

California barrel cactus (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1991-05-21

Change Date1991-10-24

Edition Date1991-05-21

Edition AuthorsBroadus, Lynn

Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)

Rank Reasons

Occurs in Arizona, California, Sonora (Mexico), southern Nevada, and just into southwestern Utah.

Range Extent Comments

Arizona, southwestern California, Sonora (Mexico), southern Nevada, and just into southwestern Utah.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Gravelly or rocky hillsides, canyon walls, alluvial fans and wash margins in the desert at 60-1500 m (Benson, 1982).

Reproduction

Ferocactus cylindraceus is self-incompatible and requires pollination for fruits to develop. Unlike many other cactus species, this species does not reproduce vegetatively (McIntosh 2005). All Ferocactus species produce fleshy-fruits which are consumed and dispersed by animals (Valiente-Banuet and Godinez-Alvarez 2002).

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
California	SNR	Yes
Arizona	S4	Yes
Nevada	S4	Yes
Utah	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (17)

Arizona (8)

Area	Forest	Acres
Black Cross	Tonto National Forest	5,966
Blind Indian Creek	Prescott National Forest	26,847
Boulder	Tonto National Forest	40,359
Goldfield	Tonto National Forest	15,257
Hackberry	Coconino National Forest	17,885
Horse Mesa	Tonto National Forest	9,146
Lime Creek	Tonto National Forest	42,568
Mazatzal	Tonto National Forest	16,942

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Pyramid Peak B	San Bernardino National Forest	7,194

Idaho (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bear Creek	Caribou-Targhee National Forest	118,582

Nevada (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Angel Peak North	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	12,577
Charleston - Carpenter	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	17,828
La Madre - Trout	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	2,101
Lovell Summit South	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	28,455
Potosi	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	5,145

South Dakota (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Indian Creek	Buffalo Gap National Grassland	24,666

Texas (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Big Creek	National Forests in Texas	1,447

References (4)

Franco, A.C., and P.S. Nobel. 1989 Effect of nurse plants on the microhabitat and growth of cacti. Journal of Ecology 77(3): 81-88.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
McIntosh, M. 2005. Pollination of two species of <i>Ferocactus</i>: interactions between cactus-specialist bees and their host plants. Functional Ecology 19: 727-734.
Valiente-Banuet, A., and H. Godinez-Alvarez. 2002. Population and Community Ecology. Pages 91-108. in: P. Nobel, editor. Cacti: Biology and Uses. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA.