Cactaceae
California barrel cactus
Ferocactus acanthodes
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Ferocactus
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Common names
By language (7)
- arz
- فيروكاكتوس سيلندريسوس
- Chinese
- 白鸟丸
- English
- California barrel cactus, Miner's compass
- Lithuanian
- Ritininis ferokaktusas
- Macedonian
- Калифорниски кактус
- Spanish
- Biznaga-barril Cilíndrica, Thelocactus hertrichii
- Swedish
- Jättedjävulstunga
Synonyms
- Echinocactus acanthodes Lem.
- Echinocactus acanthodes var. rostii (Britton & Rose) Munz
- Echinocactus copoldi K.Schum.
- Echinocactus leopoldii E.Morren
- Echinocactus rostii (Britton & Rose) A.Berger
- Echinocactus viridescens var. cylindraceus Engelm.
- Ferocactus acanthodes subsp. rostii (Britton & Rose) Lodé
- Ferocactus acanthodes var. rostii (Britton & Rose) W.T.Marshall
- Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orcutt
- Ferocactus cylindraceus subsp. cylindraceus
- Ferocactus cylindraceus var. cylindraceus
- Ferocactus rostii Britton & Rose
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 2,898 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brett Colbert, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dornenwolf from Deutschland, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Len Worthington, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pat Laystrom, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stepfanie Aguillon, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Dudley, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Dudley, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nick, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marcus Domokos, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.