FEROCACTUS GLAUCESCENES

Ferocactus glaucescens is a medium sized solitary or basally suckering, barrel cactus. Multiple heads are produced as the plant ages and can form a very large mound. This plant grows to 55 cm in height, 50 cm in diameter. Globular depressed at the apex, it becomes shortly columnar as it ages.it has 11-15 ribs.spines are straight,light yellow 6 or 7,2.5-4cm long.flowers are lemon yellow, funnel-shaped, 3-4 cm in diameter. The tepals are oblong, lanceolate, silky, shining, the margins are finely fringed. Stamen, style and stigma are yellow. Stigma lobes 12-15.this plant blooms in late spring and summer. The flowers last a very long time. The plants start flowering when about 13 cm in diameter.fruits or seedpods are white, 2 cm long with the remnants of the flowers attached.