Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCactaceae
GenusFerocactus
Scientific name with authorshipFerocactus uncinatus (Galeotti) Britton & Rose
Indexed scientific synonyms
Ancistrocactus uncinatus (Galeotti) L.D.BensonAncistrocactus uncinatus subsp. wrightii (Engelm.) DoweldAncistrocactus uncinatus var. wrightii (Engelm.) L.D.BensonEchinocactus ancylacanthus Monv.Echinocactus ancylacanthus Monv. ex Labour.Echinocactus trollietii RebutEchinocactus uncinatus GaleottiEchinocactus uncinatus Galeotti ex Pfeiff. & OttoEchinocactus uncinatus f. wrightii (Engelm.) SchelleEchinocactus uncinatus var. wrightii Engelm.Echinocactus wrightii (Engelm.) SmallEchinocactus wrightii J.M.Coult.Echinomastus uncinatus (Galeotti) F.M.KnuthEchinomastus uncinatus var. wrightii (Engelm.) F.M.KnuthFerocactus uncinatus var. wrightii (Engelm.) N.P.TaylorGlandulicactus uncinatus (Galeotti) Backeb.Glandulicactus uncinatus subsp. uncinatusGlandulicactus uncinatus subsp. wrightii (Engelm.) U.GuzmánGlandulicactus uncinatus var. wrightii (Engelm.) Backeb.Glandulicactus wrightii (Engelm.) D.J.FergusonHamatocactus uncinatus (Galeotti) GaleottiHamatocactus uncinatus (Galeotti) Galeotti ex BorgHamatocactus uncinatus (Galeotti) OrcuttHamatocactus uncinatus var. wrightii (Engelm.) BorgHamatocactus uncinatus var. wrightii (Engelm.) BravoHamatocactus wrightii (Engelm.) OrcuttPediocactus uncinatus (Galeotti) HaldaPediocactus uncinatus var. wrightii (Engelm.) HaldaSclerocactus uncinatus (Galeotti) N.P.TaylorSclerocactus uncinatus subsp. wrightii (Engelm.) N.P.TaylorSclerocactus uncinatus var. wrightii (Engelm.) N.P.TaylorThelocactus uncinatus (Galeotti) Buxb.Thelocactus uncinatus (Galeotti) W.T.MarshallThelocactus uncinatus var. wrightii (Engelm.) H.P.Kelsey & Dayton
Documented use categories
Human food
Animal food
Material
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier103689-2
Use codesAF HF MA
Crop wild relativeNo
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