Profiles in Insurgency: The Irish Republican Army. Introductory note: This article is part of a series profiling different âinsurgentâ or âterroristâ groups. Care was taken to avoid including any inflammatory language about any organization profiled in the series or the organizationâs opposition.
Barrel cactus are the classic desert denizens of lore. There are a number of barrel cactus varieties within two genus types, the Echinocactus and the Ferrocactus. The Echinocactus has a fuzzy crown of fine spines, while the Ferrocactus are ferociously thorned.
Height: 4-8 feet Spines: Dense, light yellow to bright red hiding the plant barrel Flowers: Orange, red or yellow appear in July and August Fruit: Yellow, fleshy Elevation: 200-5,000 feet. Younger plants of this barrel cactus have colored spines and often a purple hue.