Cactaceae

Cactus

Ferocactus robustus (Link & Otto) Britton & Rose

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Ferocactus

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Cactus: Ferocactus robustus in Mexico — Photo: Rosario, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 勇壮丸
English: Cactus

Synonyms

Echinocactus agglomeratus Karw. ex Pfeiff.
Echinocactus robustus Otto ex Pfeiff.
Echinocactus robustus Link & Otto
Echinocactus robustus var. monstruosus Pfeiff.
Echinocactus robustus var. prolifer Pfeiff.
Echinocactus subulifer Link & Otto
Echinocactus subuliferus Link & Otto
Echinofossulocactus robustus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Lawr.
Melocactus prolifer Otto & A.Dietr.

Flowers

In flower: June (from 7 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: Rosario, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rosario Douglas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Obed Palagot Echavarria, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tereso Hernández Morales, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ulises Emmanuel Martínez Burgos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: CactiLegacy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: bungaosam83_second, CC BY-SA 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.