Fishhook barrel cactus

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Ferocactus wislizeni, the fishhook barrel cactus, also called Arizona barrel cactus, candy barrel cactus, and Southwestern barrel cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the cactus family Cactaceae, native to northern Mexico and the southern United States. It is a ball-shaped cactus eventually growing to a cylindrical shape, with spiny ribs and red or yellow flowers in summer.

• It belongs to the Cactaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as a shrub / a tree with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 3 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to Arizona and New Mexico. ^NatureServe
• In Arizona, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in July–October. ^iNaturalist
• In New Mexico, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in July–September. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as orange. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as late spring. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 11 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 20,161 research-grade sightings of it in Arizona, ranking #3 among the 109 flowers on our Arizona list. ^iNaturalist
• iNaturalist has 2,778 research-grade sightings of it in New Mexico, ranking #10 among the 109 flowers on our New Mexico list. ^iNaturalist