Names: Ferocactus latispinus subsp. spiralis (formerly known as Ferocactus recurvus or sometimes as Ferocactus nobilis)

Origin and Habitat: Endemic to southern Puebla and southern Oaxaca. Mexico

Habitat: Ferocactus latispinus subsp. spiralis is common in the semiarid regions of Central Mexico in grasslands or on rocky hillsides. The range of this species is south of that of the standard Ferocactus latispinus. It is armed with big spines and a waxy cuticle against both vertebrate and insect herbivores. Only the flower is susceptible to predation.

Habit: It is a perennial stem succulent, which normally remains a solitary plant, without dividing or producing offsets.

Flowers: Campanulate, very pale pink with darker purple midveins and a deep almost maroon-pink throat and fragrant up to 2,5-4 cm long and about 3 cm broad. Perianth segments narrow, acute. Scales on the ovary ovate and closely imbricated. Scales on flower tube similar similar to those on the ovary but longer.

Blooming time: Late autumn to early winter, usually in October, but it usually flowers only if the weather is warm and sunny ( need a fair amount of bright sunlight to form) This subspecies starts blooming only when reaches a diameter of about 20 cm, while Ferocactus latispinus starts blooming at a smaller size.

For more information refer:http://www.llifle.eu/Encyclopedia/CACTI/Family/Cactaceae/4282/Ferocactus_latispinus_var._spiralis