Cactaceae
Cactus
Ferocactus fordii
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Ferocactus
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Common names
By language (3)
- arz
- فيروكاكتوس فوردى
- Chinese
- 红洋丸
- English
- Cactus
Synonyms
- Echinocactus fordii Orcutt
- Ferocactus fordii var. fordii
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 29 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Augusto Olmos Mercado, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Augusto Olmos Mercado, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jose Luis Leon de la Luz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: James C. Davis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Carl Howard-Morton, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mike Butler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stickpen, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rosario Douglas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carl Howard-Morton, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rosario, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jose Luis Leon de la Luz, 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). About our plant data.