




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!
生息地: Deserts and arid regions of the southwestern United States and Mexico.
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.





カテゴリ
植物レア度
Common
危険度
2/5 · 低い
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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.
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.

Pecari tajacu
Consumes its fruit and juicy pulp.
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Callipepla gambelii
Eats seeds from its ripened yellow fruits.
Apis mellifera
Visits its bright flowers to collect nectar.
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Melanerpes uropygialis
Feeds on its ripe yellow fruits.
危険度
2/5 · 低い
Be careful not to touch the spines!
30-200 cm
30-60 cm
4-7 cm
Late summer to early fall
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