Taxon:  Ferocactus fordii (Orcutt) Britton & Rose subsp. borealis N. P. Taylor



Summary
Genus:
Ferocactus
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Cacteae
Nomen number:
464968
Place of publication:
Cactaceae Syst. Init. 14:16.  2002
Verified:
04/16/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Ferocactus fordii (Orcutt) Britton & Rose (0 active accession[s])
Ferocactus fordii (Orcutt) Britton & Rose subsp. fordii (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Hunt, D. et al., eds. 2006. The new cactus lexicon
  2. Hunt, D. 1999. CITES Cactaceae checklist, ed. 2
  3. Taylor, N. P. 2011. Review of Cactaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 20 May.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoBaja California (Norte) Hunt, D. et al., eds. 2006. The new cactus lexicon
2Cultivated    also cult.Taylor, N. P. 2011. Review of Cactaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 20 May.
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja California (Norte)]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Hunt, D. et al., eds. 2006. The new cactus lexicon
  2. Taylor, N. P. 2011. Review of Cactaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 20 May.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Taylor, N. P. 2011. Review of Cactaceae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 20 May.
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=464968. Accessed 8 November 2026.