Ferocactus Species, Coast Barrel Cactus, San Diego Barrel Cactus

The 'viridescens' variety has 13-25 tuberculate ribs and 15-25 spines per areole.
The 'littoralis' variety has 21-34 ribs that are...Read Moren't tuberculate. It has 21-34 spines per areole. It is indigenous only along the west coast of Baja california down to Mission Santo Domingo.

Flower is usually yellow or yellowish-greenish and is 1 1/2" in diameter. It can be found in sandy and rocky areas, usually on hillsides...Read More near the coast.

local cactus here in So Cal, down to Baja... not a tall one and not particularly colorful, but as younger plant does have some pink in th...Read Moree spines. Color of plant itself is a pale green. Slow growing