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Ferocactus hamatacanthus
Also called Biznaga-de-Limilla, Fishhook Cactus, Tobusch Fishhook Cactus
Turk's head is a solitary, globe-shaped barrel cactus from the Chihuahuan Desert, grown for its striking hooked spines and large yellow flowers. It needs very sharp drainage and full sun, and it is easy to overwater.
Ferocactus hamatacanthus, commonly named Turk's head, is a barrel cactus in the tribe Cacteae.
Ferocactus hamatacanthus is widespread in the Chihuahuan Desert of north-western Mexico in the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, and San Luis Potosi; and in New Mexico, and south-western Texas near El Paso growing in limestone crevices at elevations of 700 to 200 meters. The Ferocactus hamatacanthus Type Locality was found in Mexico.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ferocactus hamatacanthus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
