Fishhook Barrel Cactus

ferocactus wislizeni

The Fishhook Barrel Cactus is a spiky plant that can grow tall and round like a barrel! Its hooks keep animals from getting too close, making it a tough survivor in the desert!

Hábitat: Deserts and arid regions of the southwestern United States and Mexico.

Aspecto

The Fishhook Barrel Cactus is a large, ribbed, barrel-shaped cactus, often leaning south. It has dense, prominent, reddish-to-yellow hooked spines and blooms with yellow, orange, or red cup-shaped flowers. Its yellow fruits are also distinctive.

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Fishhook Barrel Cactus

Categoría

Plantas

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

It can live for over 100 years, making some cacti older than your grandparents!

Its accordion-like ribs let it expand and shrink, holding extra water after rains.

Many small desert animals use its dense spines for shade and protection from predators.

Native Americans have historically eaten its tart fruit and inner pulp as food.

Habilidades especiales

Fishhook Barrel Cactus can store huge amounts of water in its fleshy stem to survive long, dry desert periods.

It has long, sharp, hooked spines that deter animals from eating its valuable water-filled body.

Some barrel cacti can slowly grow to lean southward, acting like a natural compass for desert explorers.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 30-200 cm
Extensión: 30-60 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 4-7 cm
Temporada de floración: Late summer to early fall
Comestible: Sí
Toxicidad: Ninguna
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Collared Peccary

Pecari tajacu

Consumes its fruit and juicy pulp.

eats

Gambel's Quail

Callipepla gambelii

Eats seeds from its ripened yellow fruits.

pollinates

European Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Visits its bright flowers to collect nectar.

eats

Gila Woodpecker

Melanerpes uropygialis

Feeds on its ripe yellow fruits.

Rasgos

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Desierto

Los hábitats desérticos son regiones áridas caracterizadas por precipitaciones extremadamente bajas y, a menudo, temperaturas extremas, que albergan una flora y fauna especializadas.