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Ferocactus viridescens is a rare species of barrel cactus known by several common names, including Coast barrel cactus and San Diego barrel cactus. It is native to southern California and northern Baja California. Most of its native range is in San Diego County, California, where it is threatened by development, agriculture, and other alterations in its habitat.

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1. (c) dannybowie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2. (c) California Department of Fish and Wildlife, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/californiadfg/23532311061/
3. (c) Tristan Loper, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/tristanloper/36447843194/
4. (c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Don Loarie
5. (c) Cristian A. D. Meling L., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Cristian A. D. Meling L.
6. Adapted by Jeny Davis from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferocactus_viridescens

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