Taxonomic account

Ferocactus haematacanthus

Ferocactus haematacanthus (Monv. ex Salm-Dyck) Bravo ex Backeb. & F.M.Knuth

Name accepted in Plants of the World Online. [2-WWW]

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Ferocactus
Ranga: Species
Genus list verification: 11 October 2026 [2-WWW]

Names in the literature

Synonyms and spelling variants linked to the accepted name in WCVP 16, including updates to the genus list. [27-WWW] [2-WWW]

Bisnaga haematacantha (Monv. ex Salm-Dyck) Orcutt
Echinocactus electracanthus var. haematacanthus Monv. ex Salm-Dyck
Echinocactus flavispinus Meinsh.
Echinocactus flexispinus Engelm.
Echinocactus haematacanthus var. crassispinus Engelm.
Echinocactus treculianus Labour.
Ferocactus stainesii var. haematacanthus (Monv. ex Salm-Dyck) Backeb.

Nomenclatural basis

The genus's species list was checked in POWO on 11 October 2026. Authorship and links between older names were compared with WCVP 16, a snapshot from 4 June 2026. [27-WWW] [2-WWW] [2-WWW]

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