Ferocactus pottsii
(Salm-Dyck) Backeb. (1961)
Etymology
🌵 Author(s) | Curt Backeberg |
🌵 Basionym | Echinocactus pottsii (1850) |
🌵 Basionym author(s) | Joseph zu Salm-Dyck | 🌵 Basionym published in | Allg. Gartenzeitung (Otto & Dietrich) 18: 395 (1850) |
Named for English plant collector John Potts (1805-1876), director of the mint in Chihuahua City, Mexico. Salm-Dyck: “It is found near Chihuahua in Mexico, from where Mr. Potts imported it in 1850.”
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Oct 10). Ferocactus pottsii. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/ferocactus-pottsii