Mazhar Botanic Garden

Ferocactus glaucescens (DC.) Britton & Rose

Glaucous barrel cactus

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001080
English name: Glaucous barrel cactus
Arabic name: فيرو جلوسسن
Native: Mexico
Country: Mexico
(PGR): Common

Spherical or cylindrical blue- green, growing 45 cm high, 60 cm in diameter ribs 11-15 radial spines 6-7 straight , light yellow, central spines 0-1, very similar to the radials flowers yellow, funnel shaped fruit white 2 cm long

Ornamental cactus. 

Echinocactus glaucescens DC

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Texture: Sandy loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds, offsets
Flowering time: Late spring and summer
Zone: 6 : 11
pH range: 5.6-6.7
Status: Least concern
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Cactus
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Landscape Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Cactus
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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