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==Distribution==
The fishhook barrel cactus is native to [[southwestern United States]] and northwestern Mexico. More specifically, it can be found in southern [[Arizona]], southern [[New Mexico]], [[El Paso County, Texas]] and northern [[Sonora]], [[Sinaloa]], and [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]], Mexico.<ref name="USFS">US Forest Service. Index of Species Information. [http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/cactus/ferwis/all.html SPECIES: ''Ferocactus wislizenii''].</ref> It grows in gravelly or sandy [[soil]], more commonly on [[Alluvial fan|bajadas]] than steep [[slope]]s, at 1000 to 5300 feet (300–1600 m) elevation. It prefers full sun, and does well in hot arid climates. It is, however, [[frost]]-tolerant to 5 °F (-15 °C)<ref>Philippe Faucon. [http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Cactaceae/Ferocactus_wislizenii.html Fishhook Barrel Cactus] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207141530/http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Cactaceae/Ferocactus_wislizenii.html |date=2012-02-07 }}. Desert Tropicals.</ref>
===Ecology===
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