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Ferocactus viridescens (Torr. & A.Gray) Britton & Rose

This species name was first published in Cactaceae 3: 140. 1922.

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000686382.

Synonyms of Ferocactus viridescens (Torr. & A.Gray) Britton & Rose

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Melocactus viridescens Nutt. ex Teschem. in J. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 5: 293. 1845. wfo-0000375271
Echinocactus cylindraceus Engelm. in Pacif. Railr. Rep. Parke, Bot. 4: 32. 1857. wfo-0000660323
Echinocactus limitus Engelm. ex J.M.Coult. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 374. 1895. wfo-0000660620
Echinocactus orcuttii Engelm. ex Orcutt in W. Amer. Sci. 2: 46. 1886. wfo-0000660745
Echinocactus viridescens Nutt. in Fl. N. Amer. 1: 544. 1840. wfo-0000661067
Ferocactus orcuttii (Engelm. ex Orcutt) Britton & Rose Cactaceae 3: 134. 1922. wfo-0000686325
Ferocactus viridescens var. littoralis G.E.Linds. in Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 36: 8. 1964. wfo-0000686383
Ferocactus viridescens subsp. littoralis (G.E.Linds.) F.Wolf & R.Wolf Ferokakt. Baja California: 207. 2004. wfo-0000686384
Ferocactus viridescens var. orcuttii (Engelm. ex Orcutt) G.Unger Grossen Kugelkakteen Nordamerikas: 105. 1992. wfo-0000686385
Ferocactus viridescens subsp. orcuttii (Engelm. ex Orcutt) F.Wolf & R.Wolf Ferokakt. Baja California: 218. 2004. wfo-0000686386
Ferocactus viridescens var. viridescens wfo-0001262066
Echinocactus viridescens Torr. & A.Gray Fl. N. Amer. 1(4): 554. 1840. wfo-0001430682