Английская Википедия:Ferocactus alamosanus

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Ferocactus alamosanus is a species of Ferocactus from Mexico.[1]

Description

Ferocactus alamosanus is a solitary plant that grows in a spherical to short columnar shape, reaching up to 30 centimeters in diameter and 1 meter in height. It has 12 to 20 narrow ribs with sharp or blunt edges. The yellow needle-like spines include a single central spine up to 6 centimeters long and eight radial spines measuring 3 to 4 centimeters in length.

The flowers of Ferocactus alamosanus are funnel-shaped and greenish yellow, with a length of up to 4.5 centimeters and a diameter of 3.5 centimeters. Its egg-shaped fruits are yellow, up to 4 centimeters long, and open with a basal pore.[2][3]

Subspecies

Accepted subspecies:

  • Ferocactus alamosanus subsp. alamosanus
  • Ferocactus alamosanus subsp. reppenhagenii (G.Unger) N.P.Taylor

Distribution

This species is found in the Mexican states of Sonora, Michoacán, Oaxaca, and Colima in deciduous and oak forest at elevations of 450-1300 meters.

Taxonomy

First described as Echinocactus alamosanus in 1913 by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose. The specific epithet, Шаблон:Lang, refers to the plant's occurrence at Álamos in the Mexican state of Sonora, in northwestern Mexico.[4] Ferocactus alamosanus was later placed in the newly created genus Ferocactus by the same authors in 1922.[5]

References

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