PLANTS Profile for Sclerocactus mesae-verdae (Mesa Verde fishhook cactus)

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Sclerocactus mesae-verdae (Boissev. & C. Davidson) L.D. Benson
Mesa Verde fishhook cactus

Symbol:

SCME4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Sclerocactus mesae-verdae (Boissev. & C. Davidson) L.D. Benson

©Al Schneider. Southwest Colorado Wildflowers. United States, CO, NM, AZ, UT, Four Corners vicinity, within 150 miles of the corners. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Sclerocactus mesae-verdae (Boissev. & C. Davidson) L.D. Benson

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Synonyms:
Sclerocactus mesae-verdae (Boissev. & C. Davidson) L.D. Benson

	COME8	Coloradoa mesae-verdae Boissev. & C. Davidson
	ECME2	Echinocactus mesae-verdae (Boissev. & C. Davidson) L.D. Benson
	PEME13	Pediocactus mesae-verdae (Boissev. & C. Davidson) Arp

Distribution:
Sclerocactus mesae-verdae (Boissev. & C. Davidson) L.D. Benson


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USA (CO, NM)

Related Taxa:
Sclerocactus mesae-verdae (Boissev. & C. Davidson) L.D. Benson

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 16 species in Sclerocactus

Classification:
Sclerocactus mesae-verdae (Boissev. & C. Davidson) L.D. Benson

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Cactaceae – Cactus family
Genus	Sclerocactus Britton & Rose – fishhook cactus
Species	Sclerocactus mesae-verdae (Boissev. & C. Davidson) L.D. Benson – Mesa Verde fishhook cactus

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Sclerocactus mesae-verdae (Boissev. & C. Davidson) L.D. Benson

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

United States:
Mesa Verde cactus		Threatened
New Mexico:
Mesa Verde cactus		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Sclerocactus mesae-verdae (Boissev. & C. Davidson) L.D. Benson

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View species account from The Center for Plant Conservation.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19760.

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 08:22 AM CDT