| Scientific Name: | Ferocactus sp. |
| Common Name: | barrel cactus |
| Family Name: | Cactaceae |
| Origin: | Central America, Mexico, U.S. - southwest |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Indoor foliage plant, Succulent or Cacti |
| Mature Size: | 0.4 - 0.7m x 0.3 - 0.6m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Stiffly upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical |
| Texture: | Very coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Indoor plant |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Needle-like, Whorled, Prickly, Glabrous, Acicular, Entire |
| Flowers: | Flowers clustered, Orange, Yellow, Pink, Red, May-Jun-Jul-Aug |
| Fruit: | Berry (true), Yellow, Green, Pink, Red, Aug-Sep |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Succulent, vertically ribbed barrel-shaped stems; leaves modified into stiff whorls of spines that are commonly red-tinged. | |