Ferocactus uncinatus
(Galeotti) Britton & Rose
Turk's head cactus, Catclaw cactus
CactaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit ?
The fruit is potentially edible.
Where to Find It
It is a warm temperate to subtropical plant. In Mexico it grows between 900-1,550 m above sea level.
Mexico, North America, USA,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
A cactus that grows cylinder shaped. The stem is 20 cm tall and 8 cm across. There are about 13 ribs.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Ferocactus uncinatus is a species of Ferocactus found in Mexico and United States in Texas.
Names & Synonyms
Ancistrocactus uncinatus (Galeotti) L. D. BensonEchinocactus uncinatus GaleottiFerocactus uncinatus (Galeotti) Britton & RoseGlandulicactus uncinatum subsp. wrightii (Engelm.) Kelsey & DaytonGlandulicactus uncinatus (Galeotti) Backeb.Hamatocactus uncinatus (Galeotti) Galeotti ex Berg.Sclerocactus uncinatum subsp. wrightii (Englem.) N. P. TaylorThelocactus uncinatus (Galeotti) Buxb.and others
References (2)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 791 (As Sclerocactus)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (As Ferocactus uncinatus)
