Scientific name: Ferocactus viridescens
Date collected: April 18th, 2011
Location: Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden located in the University of California, Los Angeles
Habitat: The F. viridescens can be grown in a variety of soil types and need plenty of bright sunlight. This cactus is found on rocky coastal bluffs near the slopes of a crest sometimes in numerous amounts. It can also be located in areas with hillsides and coastal chaparrals.
Habitat: The F. viridescens can be grown in a variety of soil types and need plenty of bright sunlight. This cactus is found on rocky coastal bluffs near the slopes of a crest sometimes in numerous amounts. It can also be located in areas with hillsides and coastal chaparrals.
Nativity: The native region of this plant is located in the United States and Mexico. In the United States, it is near southern California and in Mexico it is located near northern Baja California.
Special notes: The F. viridscens is very similar to the F. cylindraceus, but in taxonomic views they are different.They cannot be distinguished very well, but the San Diego Barrel Cactus have shorter stems, while also containing different spines.
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