Scientific Name: Ferocactus viridescens
Date Collected: April 15th, 2011
Location: Collected at Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden at UCLA in the desert plant collection.
Nativity: The San Diego barrel cactus is endemic to California and Baja California.
Habitat: The San Diego barrel cactus grows in rocky coastal bluffs, chaparral, and shrub hillsides between 0-200 meters in elevation. Like other succulents, this cactus can grow in loamy and very dry soils, and in cultivation, can be grown in well drained soils such as pumice, clay, and lava grit.
Special Notes: F. viridescens is currently listed as an endangered species due to the effects of grading for urban development.
Resources:http://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/FEROCACTUS/Ferocactus_viridiscens/Ferocactus_viridiscens/Ferocactus_viridiscens.htm
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