Ferocactus wislizeni

Botanical Description

Ferocactus wislizeni is a spiny, succulent, evergreen, barrel cactus, producing a single, globose to columnar stem that is usually around 19 - 100cm tall, though can reach 300cm and 20 - 65cm in diameter, exceptionally to 100cm. The stems of older plants usually lean to the south[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. , 1987 Title The Cactus Family Publication Author Anderson E.F. Publisher Timber Press; Portland, Oregon Year 2001 ISBN 0-88192-498-9 Description An excellent work, giving botanical descriptions of virtually all the cacti, together with their range (but not their habitats) and sometimes also a photo. it also contains a long chapter detailing the many uses of cacti and another on cultivation.. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use a s a food and dye. It has in the past been made into cactus candy and sold locally. The plant is often grown as an ornamental. Ferocactus wislizeni has experience an extensive loss of lowland habitat within its range over the last three generations (generation length between 20 to 50 years), resulting in a population decline of at least 30%. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].