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Ferocactus townsendianus var. santa-maria (Britton & Rose) G.E.Linds.
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 27: 170. 1955
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Ferocactus peninsulae subs. santa-maria (Britton & Rose) Pilbeam & Bowdery
Ferocactus 82. 2005 Pilbeam

Ferocactus townsendianus var. santa-maria (Ferocactus peninsulae subs. santa-maria) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
It is a beautiful plant with stout, fierce red spines.

Synonyms:

See all synonyms of Ferocactus peninsulae
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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Ferocactus peninsulae (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose
Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 3: 133, fig. 140. 1922 [12 Oct 1922]
Synonymy: 9 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Ferocactus peninsulae subs. santa-maria (Britton & Rose) Pilbeam & Bowdery
Ferocactus 82. 2005
Synonymy: 5 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Ferocactus peninsulae subs. townsendianus (Britton & Rose) Pilbeam & Bowdery
Ferocactus 83. 2005
Synonymy: 3 Cultivars (1):
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Santa-Maria Barrel Cactus

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Ferocactus peninsulae/wislizenii complex

This Taxon has various synonyms whit several controversial varieties and subspecies and comprises a multitude of different forms, but where each form is linked to others by populations of plants with intermediate characteristics:


3875 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Ferocactus townsendianus var. santa-maria (Ferocactus peninsulae subs. santa-maria) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
3873 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Ferocactus townsendianus var. santa-maria (Ferocactus peninsulae subs. santa-maria) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

3874 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Ferocactus townsendianus var. santa-maria (Ferocactus peninsulae subs. santa-maria) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
3878 cactus-art Cactus Art
Ferocactus townsendianus var. santa-maria (Ferocactus peninsulae subs. santa-maria) Photo by: Cactus Art

15777 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Ferocactus townsendianus var. santa-maria (Ferocactus peninsulae subs. santa-maria) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
3876 cactus-art Cactus Art
Ferocactus townsendianus var. santa-maria (Ferocactus peninsulae subs. santa-maria) Photo by: Cactus Art

3872 cactus-art Cactus Art
Ferocactus townsendianus var. santa-maria (Ferocactus peninsulae subs. santa-maria) Photo by: Cactus Art
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