Cactaceae
Mexican fire barrel
Ferocactus piliferus
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Ferocactus
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Common names
By language (7)
- arz
- فيروكاكتوس بيلوسوس
- Chinese
- 有毛玉, 赤凤
- Dutch
- Middelgrote hoorncactus, Rooddoornhoorncactus
- English
- Mexican fire barrel, Mexican lime cactus
- French
- Cactus citron mexicain
- lah
- میکسیکی مٹکا تھور
- Lithuanian
- Šeriuotasis ferokaktusas
Synonyms
- Echinocactus piliferus Lem.
- Echinocactus pilosus Galeotti
- Echinocactus pilosus f. stainesii (Salm-Dyck) Voss
- Echinocactus pilosus var. flavispinus Schelle
- Echinocactus pilosus var. pringlei J.M.Coult.
- Echinocactus pilosus var. stainesii Salm-Dyck
- Echinocactus pringlei (J.M.Coult.) Rose
- Echinocactus stainesii Hook. ex Salm-Dyck
- Echinocactus stainesii Hook. ex Poit.
- Echinocereus pringlei Rose
- Ferocactus piliferus f. flavispinus (Schelle) G.Unger
- Ferocactus piliferus var. stainesii (Salm-Dyck) G.Unger
- Ferocactus pilosus (Galeotti) Werderm.
- Ferocactus pringlei (J.M.Coult.) Britton & Rose
- Ferocactus stainesii (Hook. ex Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose
- Ferocactus stainesii var. pilosus (Galeotti ex Salm-Dyck) Backeb.
- Ferocactus stainesii var. pringlei (J.M.Coult.) Backeb.
Photos
Photo: Luis F. Ramírez, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: jose Antonio Hernández, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cardona Armando, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, 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.