Cactaceae
Fishhook barrel cactus
Ferocactus wislizeni
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Ferocactus
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Common names
By language (8)
- Arabic
- صبار ضاري
- arz
- صبار ضارى
- Chinese
- 金赤龙
- Dutch
- Zware hoorncactus
- English
- Fishhook barrel cactus, Candy barrelcactus, Candy barrel cactus, Southwestern barrel cactus
- Lithuanian
- Storadyglis ferokaktusas
- Spanish
- Biznaga-barril de Nuevo México, Biznaga de agua, Cacto de barril
- Swedish
- Smal djävulstunga, Guldtoppskaktus
Synonyms
- Echinocactus arizonicus R.E.Kunze
- Echinocactus falconeri Orcutt
- Echinocactus wislizeni Engelm.
- Echinocactus wislizeni f. albispinus (Toumey) Schelle
- Echinocactus wislizeni f. phoeniceus (R.E.Kunze) Schelle
- Echinocactus wislizeni var. albispinus Toumey
- Echinocactus wislizeni var. decipiens Engelm.
- Echinocactus wislizeni var. phoeniceus R.E.Kunze
- Ferocactus arizonicus (R.E.Kunze) Orcutt
- Ferocactus falconeri (Orcutt) Orcutt
- Ferocactus phoeniceus (R.E.Kunze) Orcutt
- Ferocactus wislizeni subsp. ajoensis Fencl & Kalas
- Ferocactus wislizeni var. ajoensis Fencl & Kalas
- Ferocactus wislizeni var. albispinus (Toumey) Y.Itô
- Ferocactus wislizeni var. falconeri (Orcutt) Y.Itô
- Ferocactus wislizeni var. phoeniceus (R.E.Kunze) Y.Itô
- Ferocactus wislizeni var. wislizeni
Flowers
- In flower
- August to September (from 439 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- orange (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Justin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Dudley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: tzeducation, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ken Kneidel, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Owens, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tyler Ekholm, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis, 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.