Barrel Cactus...

crocoite · Post by **crocoite** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:08 am

Took this photo of a barrel cactus (Ferocactus wislizenii ?) at the Westward Look hotel in Tucson. The views from this hotel are really nice, looking out over the Catalinas...

salden · Post by **salden** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 5:20 am

Now that is a cactus. Beautiful specimen.

cactuspic · Post by **cactuspic** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 6:50 am

Nice image Steve.

I thing the cactus is a golden barrel, Echinocactus grusonii.

Irwin

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 8:48 am

Very beautiful Steve, spiny and beautiful....almost looks like some kind of an onion growing next to them...like a chive.

DaveW · Post by **DaveW** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:51 am

Looks like Echinocactus grusonii to me too, but if a golden spined Ferocactus certainly not wislizenii.

http://www.whitethornhouse.com/cacti/cacti05-08.htm

DaveW

crocoite · Post by **crocoite** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 4:54 pm

Thanks all. Not sure of the species but was going by this website as a guide...

http://www.desertusa.com/mag99/june/pap ... actus.html

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 7:26 pm

Great shot there Steve.

That thing has got "OUCH!" written all over it.

crocoite · Post by **crocoite** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 1:13 am

Ken Ramos wrote:Great shot there Steve. That thing has got "OUCH!" written all over it.

Thanks Ken

...and thanks Dave & Irwin. Gary has confirmed that its a Echinocactus grusonii or Golden Barrel Cactus...

DaveW · Post by **DaveW** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:09 am

http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/ ... sonii.html

http://lohmueller.business.t-online.de/ ... actus0.htm

DaveW