Cactaceae
Emory's barrel cactus
Ferocactus emoryi
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Ferocactus
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Common names
By language (5)
- arz
- فيروكاكتوس امورى
- Chinese
- 江守玉
- English
- Emory's barrel cactus
- Macedonian
- Емориев кактус
- Spanish
- Biznaga-barril de Emory
Synonyms
- Echinocactus emoryi Engelm.
Flowers
- In flower
- June, August, October (from 17 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Enrique Martínez Núñez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Augusto Olmos Mercado, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Adrian Bojorquez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Augusto Olmos Mercado, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aurélien Rovero, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.