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What is a fishhook barrel cactus?
Ferocactus wislizeni is a species in the Ferocactus genus. (1)
Ferocactus wislizeni is also known as a fishhook barrel cactus, Arizona barrel cactus, candy barrel cactus, and Southwestern barrel cactus. (1)
What does a fishhook barrel cactus look like?
young, short (6 inch?) (picture here) (1)
tall picture here (1)
they can grow in a cluster (picture here) (1)
has spines that look like fishhooks (picture here) (1)
has spiny ribs (1)
has approximately 15 to 28 ribs per cactus (1)
How tall can a fishhook barrel cactus grow to?
3 to 10 feet (1)
What is the diameter of a fishhook barrel cactus?
typically grows to a diameter of roughly 2.25 feet (1)
can grow to about 3 feet in diameter (1)
Where is a fishhook barrel cactus located?
native to northern Mexico, and the southern USA
Sahuarita, Arizona (1)
What does fishhook barrel cactus fruit look like?
green when unripe, yellow after the flower dries up (picture here), and persists atop the cactus long after the flower is gone, sometimes for more than a year. (1)
What does a fishhook barrel cactus flower look like?
picture here (1)
orange (picture here) (1)
yellow
appear atop the cactus fruit during the summer months (1)
Resources
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferocactus_wislizeni
