Mazhar Botanic Garden

Ferocactus hamatacanthus (Muehlenpf.) Britton & Rose

Mexican fruit cactus

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001082
Common name: Mexican fruit cactus
English name: Turk,s Head
Arabic name: فرو هماتاكانتس
Native: Mexico - Texas
Country: Mexico
(PGR): Rare

solitary, usually globular to oblong shape stem 60 cm high, 30 cm in diameter ribs 10-13 areoles large elliptic 1-3 cm spines variable in number, diameter, and position, mostly brownish red brownish, reddish or a mixture of red spines and yellowish flowers funnelform yellow with a pale green throat, in some forms scarlet within fruit egg shaped 2-5 cm long

Ornamental cactus

Hamatocactus hamatacanthus (Muehlenpf) FMKnuth

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Texture: Sandy Sandy loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring to summer
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 6.0-7.0
Status: Least concern
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Cactus
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Desert
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Cactus
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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