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:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
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


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
  3. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. Backeberg, C. 1977. Das Kakteenlexikon 155.
  5. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  6. Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
  7. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  8. Hunt, D. 1999. CITES Cactaceae checklist, ed. 2
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishCoville's barrel cactus  1Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
EnglishEmory's barrel cactus  1Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
Englishtraveler's friend  1Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
Swedishsonoradjävulstunga  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoBaja  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSonora  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizonas.-c.FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona (s.-c.)]
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja, Sinaloa, Sonora]

Reference(s)
  1. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
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://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=310484. Accessed 6 October 2026.