Ferocactus uncinatus

(Galeotti) Britton & Rose

Turk's head cactus, Catclaw cactus

Cactaceae Edible: Fruit ?

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Summary

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Ferocactus uncinatus is a species of Ferocactus found in Mexico and United States in Texas.

Description

A cactus that grows cylinder shaped. The stem is 20 cm tall and 8 cm across. There are about 13 ribs.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is potentially edible.

Distribution

It is a warm temperate to subtropical plant. In Mexico it grows between 900-1,550 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Mexico, North America, USA,

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)