Taxon:  Ferocactus acanthodes (Lem.) Britton & Rose subsp. tortulispinus (H. E. Gates) F. Wolf & R. Wolf



Summary
Genus:
Ferocactus
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Cacteae
Nomen number:
486123
Place of publication:
Ferokakt. Baja California 25.  2004
Verified:
Name not verified.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Ferocactus acanthodes (Lem.) Britton & Rose (0 active accession[s])
Ferocactus acanthodes (Lem.) Britton & Rose subsp. acanthodes (0 active accession[s])
Ferocactus acanthodes (Lem.) Britton & Rose subsp. lecontei (Engelm.) Lodé (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Ferocactus tortulispinus H. E. Gates

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orcutt subsp. tortulispinus (H. E. Gates) N. P. Taylor

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Conservation Status

Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoBaja California (Norte) Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja California (Norte)]

Reference(s)
  1. Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=486123. Accessed 12 May 2026.