Ferocactus gracilis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Ferocactus
Species:	F. gracilis
Binomial name
Ferocactus gracilis H.E. Gates 1933

Ferocactus gracilis, the fire barrel cactus, is a species of Ferocactus from Northwestern Mexico.^[2] This cactus gets its common name from the striking red coloration of its defensive spines and flowers.

Subspecies

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Ferocactus gracilis subsp. coloratus (H.E.Gates) N.P.Taylor	Mexico (C. Baja California)
	Ferocactus gracilis subsp. gatesii (G.E.Linds.) N.P.Taylor	Mexico (Baja California: Islands in Los Angeles Bay)
	Ferocactus gracilis subsp. gracilis	Mexico (C. Baja California)
	Ferocactus gracilis subsp. tortulispinus (H.E.Gates) Lodé	Mexico (N. Central Baja California)