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Ferocactus latispinus v. flavispinus
(Syn: Ferocactus recurvus var. flavispinus)
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F. latispinus var. flavispinus (Yellow spined form)
The plants are identical in shape to the standard species but the spines are all yellow.
 


 

Description: F. latispinus is a modest-sized ball-shaped or flat-topped barrel cactus, which normally remains a solitary plant, without dividing or producing offsets.
Stem: Flattened to spherical (in cultivation), diameter
25 to 45 cm, 35 cm tall, most often wider than tall.
Ribs: 13
to 23 ribs, sharp.
Areoles: Large, grey to blackish.
Central spines:
4 large of which  the lowest one  is conspicuously wider, thick and flat, apically bent downward and hooked up to 4cm long. and lie flat against the body. This prominent spine is yellow coloured . The other central spines are still stout, but much narrower and not curved. 
Radial spines: 6-12 up to 2,5cm long, spreading out , smaller, translucent yellow straight that have almost no width at all.
Flowers: Beautiful “glassy” straw-yellow (or pink-purple), up to 6cm long and 3cm broad.
Blooming time: Late autumn  to early winter, usually in October

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Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family) 


Scientific Name: Ferocactus latispinus v. flavispinus (Haage) Backeberg & F. M. Knuth.  In: Kaktus-ABC 352., 1935

Common Names: Devil's Tongue Barrel, Crow's Claw Cactus, Candy cactus

Origin:  This species has an extensive distribution in the dryer areas of central and southern Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and south)

Conservation status: Listed in CITES appendix 2.
 

Synonyms:
  • Ferocactus latispinus v. flavispinus (Haage) Backeberg & F. M. Knuth,  Kaktus-ABC 352., 1935


 

 


Cultivation: Slow growing to start but does well under cultivation.  Use very draining soil, water during the aestival growth cycle (this plant need plenty of water) But needs to be avoided  wetting the bodies of these plants while they are in sunlight. A wet cactus in the sun light can cause sun burning which can lead to scares or even fungal infections and death.
Needs full sun. Keep dry at 10°C in winter, but can tolerate sporadic light frost.

Reproduction: Seeds are the only way of reproducing.

Attention: The spines that hook around can graph you if you get too close.

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