Plants Profile for Ferocactus cylindraceus cylindraceus (California barrel cactus)

General Information
Symbol:	FECYC
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Cactaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Shrub
Native Status:	L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States, CA, Anza Borrego State Park. Usage Requirements.

©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States, CA, Anza Borrego State Park, Highway 78. Usage Requirements.

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, San Diego Co., Anza-Borrego State Park. April 7, 2007. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
ECAC3	Echinocactus acanthodes Lem.
FEAC	Ferocactus acanthodes (Lem.) Britton & Rose

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Cactaceae – Cactus family
Genus	Ferocactus Britton & Rose – barrel cactus
Species	Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orcutt – California barrel cactus
Variety	Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelm.) Orcutt var. cylindraceus – California barrel cactus

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
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Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status