Taxon:  Ferocactus haematacanthus (Salm-Dyck) Bravo ex Backeb. & F. M. Knuth



Summary
Genus:
Ferocactus
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Cacteae
Nomen number:
435289
Place of publication:
Kaktus-ABC 352.  1936
Comment:
for the date of publication of this work see Taxon 45: 513-514. 1996
Verified:
02/25/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Echinocactus electracanthus Lem. var. haematacanthus Salm-Dyck

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  4. Lira, R. et al., eds. 2016. Ethnobotany of Mexico Springer, New York, US. 123.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Spanish (Mexico)biznaga colorada  2Lira, R. et al., eds. 2016. Ethnobotany of Mexico Springer, New York, US. 123.
Spanish (Mexico)cabuches  2Lira, R. et al., eds. 2016. Ethnobotany of Mexico Springer, New York, US. 123.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNotecitation_id
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla 0
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 0
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Puebla, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodvegetable 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://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=435289. Accessed 19 October 2026.