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Echinocactus diguetii F.A.C.Weber
Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 4: 100, fig. 1. 1898
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Ferocactus diguetii (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 3: 131. 1922 [12 Oct 1922] Britton & Rose

Echinocactus diguetii (Ferocactus diguetii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
It is the largest of all of the genus Ferocactus and reaches 4 m tall and may grow almost 1 m in diameter.

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Ferocactus diguetii (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 3: 131. 1922 [12 Oct 1922]
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Ferocactus diguetii subs. carmenensis (G.E.Linds.) F.Wolf & R.Wolf
Ferokakt. Baja California 93. 2004 [Jul 2004]
Synonymy: 2
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Giant Barrel Cactus

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Ferocactus diguetii group

  • Ferocactus diguetii (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose: Ferocactus diguetii is the largest of all of the genus Ferocactus and reaches 4 m tall and may grow almost 1 m in diameter. Origin: Islands off the east coast of Baja California Sur.
  • Ferocactus diguetii subs. carmenensis (G.E.Linds.) F.Wolf & R.Wolf: Deminute form with globose to cylindrical stems, "only" 1 m high and 40 cm in diameter. Distribution: it is rare and occurs only on Carmen Island.
  • Ferocactus diguetii f. variegatus (Hybrid) hort.

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Echinocactus diguetii (Ferocactus diguetii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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Echinocactus diguetii (Ferocactus diguetii) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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The giant barrel cactus (Ferocactus diguetii) is endemic to the Baja Peninsula and a few of the islands. (Ferocactus diguetii) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Echinocactus diguetii (Ferocactus diguetii) Photo by: Cactus Art

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Some individuals on Isla Santa Catalina are over 3.5 m tall. (Ferocactus diguetii) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Echinocactus diguetii (Ferocactus diguetii) Photo by: Cactus Art


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