Ferocactus stainesii
Care must be taken to keep Ferocacti clean in cultivation as they produce a sugary secretion from the near the areoles (in habitat this attracts colonies of ants) which if left can result in the formation of black sooty mould.
The pictured was taken in the Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum, Arizona.
Photograph by : John Ellis
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