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Emory's barrel cactus

Ferocactus emoryi

Also called Coville's Barrel Cactus, Traveler's Friend

Emory's barrel cactus
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent
Native range
Arizona to N. Mexico
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Ferocactus emoryi, known commonly as Emory's barrel cactus, Coville's barrel cactus and traveler's friend, is a barrel cactus in the genus Ferocactus.

Where it grows

This species is found in nature in Mexico in the states of Sonora, Sinaloa and Baja California Sur and in the United States in Arizona in Yuma, Pima and Maricopa counties. Ferocactus emoryi grows in the desert scrubs, hillsides, rocky slopes and gravely rocky or sandy soils, at an elevation from 0–1,200 metres (0–3,937 ft).

Other Ferocactus plants

Ferocactus chrysacanthus · California barrel cactus · Santa Catalina Barrel Cactus · Cactus · Fire Barrel Cactus · Ferocactus haematacanthus · Cactus · Ferocactus johnstonianus · Devil's Tongue Cactus · Ferocactus lindsayi · Cactus · Ferocactus peninsulae

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ferocactus emoryi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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