Cactaceae
Coast barrel cactus
Ferocactus viridescens
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Ferocactus
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 巨鹫玉, 淡绿玉, 龙眼
- English
- Coast barrel cactus, San Diego barrel cactus, San Diego barrelcactus
- Lithuanian
- Žalsvasis ferokaktusas
- Macedonian
- Сандиегов кактус
- Spanish
- Biznaga-barril Verdosa, Biznaga
Synonyms
- Echinocactus cylindraceus Engelm.
- Echinocactus limitus Engelm. ex J.M.Coult.
- Echinocactus orcuttii Engelm. ex Orcutt
- Echinocactus viridescens Nutt.
- Echinocactus viridescens Torr. & A.Gray
- Ferocactus orcuttii (Engelm. ex Orcutt) Britton & Rose
- Ferocactus viridescens subsp. littoralis (G.E.Linds.) F.Wolf & R.Wolf
- Ferocactus viridescens subsp. orcuttii (Engelm. ex Orcutt) F.Wolf & R.Wolf
- Ferocactus viridescens var. littoralis G.E.Linds.
- Ferocactus viridescens var. orcuttii (Engelm. ex Orcutt) G.Unger
- Ferocactus viridescens var. viridescens
- Melocactus viridescens Nutt. ex Teschem.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 376 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Sula Vanderplank, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jess Mullins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: James C. Davis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alby Penney, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kristen Francis, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kristen Francis, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.