Ferocactus cylindraceus - California barrel cactus

California barrel cactus (Ferocactus cylindraceus) is a solitary, barrel-shaped succulent native to the deserts of North America, its seeds, fruit, and flowers edible.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Hardiness zone 11¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Perennial

Functions

• Flammable²

Footnotes

1. Ferocactus acanthodes | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time 3 seconds ↩