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Taxon:  Ferocactus emoryi (Engelm.) Orcutt



Summary
Genus:
Ferocactus
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Cacteae
Nomen number:
310484
Place of publication:
Cactography 5. 1926
Comment:
rejected by most American authors because its basionym, Echinocactus emoryi Engelm. (1848, nom. provis.? & 1856, nom. illeg.?), was either a) illegitimate or b) not validly published; must be based on a legitimate basionym of 1856
Verified:
10/30/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Ferocactus emoryi (Engelm.) Orcutt subsp. emoryi (0 active accession[s])
Ferocactus emoryi (Engelm.) Orcutt subsp. rectispinus (Engelm.) N. P. Taylor (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
  3. Backeberg, C. 1977. Das Kakteen Lexikon. 155.
  4. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
  6. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  7. Hunt, D. 1999. CITES Cactaceae checklist, ed. 2
Common names
English
Coville's barrel cactus –
Emory's barrel cactus –
traveler's friend –
Swedish
sonoradjävulstunga –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoBaja 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSonora 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizonas.-c.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona (s.-c.)]
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja, Sinaloa, Sonora]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=310484. Accessed 3 May 2025.