Camissonia's CA Native Plant Life List

I"ve been an amateur botanist since circa 1997 with a special interest in California native plants. A corollary passion of mine is birding and, like many fellow birders, I keep a Life List of all the bird species that I've observed in my lifetime. So I thought, why not also create a life list for plants I've seen in the field? In addition to California natives, I've also included a smaller list of plants that I've observed and photographed in their native habitats outside of the U.S.

Sunday, March 20, 2016

Ferocactus cylindraceus (California Barrel Cactus)

4/3/11 Shavers Valley, E. Riverside County, CA

4/3/11 Shavers Valley

3/4/17 Shaver's Valley

12/10/05 Shavers Valley

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: California Barrel Cactus

SPECIES: Ferocactus cylindraceus

FAMILY: Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 4/3/2011

LOCATION: Shavers Valley, Riverside County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Stem 10–30 dm, generally taller than wide, spheric or columnar; ribs 18–27; spines 10–18, erect and spreading, longest recurved, generally with some red, becoming gray

Flower: perianth parts yellow with red base; ovary 9–12 mm, scales fringed, style 12–20 mm

Fruit yellow

Seed 1–3 mm

Ecology: UNCOMMON. Gravelly, rocky, or sandy areas

Elevation: 60–1500 m.

Bioregional distribution: Desert (especially e Mojave Desert, w Sonoran Desert)

Distribution outside California: to Utah, Mexico

Synonyms: Echinocactus c. Engelm.; F. acanthodes (Lem.) Britton & Rose misapplied (rejected name)
Threatened by collecting; monitoring needed.

Camissonia's CA Native Plant Life List

Sunday, March 20, 2016

Ferocactus cylindraceus (California Barrel Cactus)

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