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Echinocactus grusonii — golden barrel cactus, endemic to Mexico. Barrel cacti are various members of the two genera Echinocactus and Ferocactus, [1] endemic to the deserts of Southwestern North America southward to north central Mexico. [2] Some of the largest specimens are found in the Sonoran Desert.
Kroenleinia grusonii is widely cultivated by specialty plant nurseries as an ornamental plant, for planting in containers, desert habitat gardens, rock gardens, and in conservatories. [6] A white-spined and a short-spined form, as well as a teal-blue cultivar ('Blue barrel'), are also in-cultivation.
The most spectacular cactus displays are the 500 bright yellow-spined Golden Barrel Cactus (Echinocactus grusonii), the largest being more than 85 years old. They flower in the Spring, and are native to central Mexico. This is probably the best display of Golden Barrels in the world.
Scientific name Common Name Distribution Echinocactus × diabolicus (Halda, L.Vacek & Vaško) Janeba (E. horizonthalonius × E. platyacanthus) Mexico (Zacatecas) Echinocactus horizonthalonius Lem. Devil's Head, Silverbell Cactus, Turk's Head CactusGolden Barrel Cactus: southwestern United States and northern Mexico Echinocactus parryi Engelm., 1856
Many cacti are known to be psychoactive, containing phenethylamine alkaloids such as mescaline. [1] However, the two main ritualistic (folkloric) genera are Echinopsis, of which the most psychoactive species occur in the San Pedro cactus group (including Echinopsis pachanoi, syn. Trichocereus pachanoi, Echinopsis Peruviana, syn. Trichocereus peruvianus and Echinopsis lageniformis, syn ...
[6] [1] In 2006, David Hunt and the International Cactaceae Systematics Group used the name Echinocereeae rather than Pachycereeae for the tribe. [7] This has been followed in much subsequent work, including a major 2011 molecular phylogenetic analysis of the family Cactaceae. [8] However, some authors continue to use the name Pachycereeae for ...
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Sclerocactus johnsonii (synonyms including Echinomastus johnsonii) is a species of cactus known by the common names Johnson's beehive cactus and Johnson's fishhook cactus. It is native to the southwestern United States from eastern California to Utah and northwestern Mexico, [1] where it can be found in desert scrub habitat. It produces an egg ...