Life would succ without succulents

Ferocactus fordii (subspecies: borealis). Post number 3, and the 1 st cacti entry: Ferocactus fordii . The genus Ferocactus contains roughly 30 species of barrel shaped cacti. A cool fact about the Ferocactus genus is that the inner pulp has traditionally been eaten and even used to make ‘barrel cactus candy’ (though I do not recommend or condone eating these cuties). Cactus is a derivative of the Greek word ‘Kaktos’, which loosely means ‘spiny plant’. ‘Fero’ derives from ‘ferox’ which means ‘fierce’. Therefore, the genus name ‘Ferocactus’ means ‘fierce spiny plant’, which is obviously awesome! I think technically my plant is the subspecies variation borealis , which means northern, most likely a reference to where it was found. It has smaller spines than the true species. The common name is Ford barrel cactus, but I prefer my version: fierce spiny northern barrel! Ferocactus fordii is a desert dweller found in South United States and Mexico. It has long red ...