PLANTS Profile for Sclerocactus polyancistrus (redspined fishhook cactus)

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Sclerocactus polyancistrus (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) Britton & Rose
redspined fishhook cactus

Symbol:

SCPO4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Sclerocactus polyancistrus (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) Britton & Rose

Margaret Williams. Courtesy of Nevada Native Plant Society. ©Nevada Native Plant Society. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Sclerocactus polyancistrus (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) Britton & Rose

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Synonyms:
Sclerocactus polyancistrus (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) Britton & Rose

ECPO5

Echinocactus polyancistrus Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow

Distribution:
Sclerocactus polyancistrus (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) Britton & Rose


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USA (CA, NV)

Related Taxa:
Sclerocactus polyancistrus (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) Britton & Rose

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 16 species in Sclerocactus

Classification:
Sclerocactus polyancistrus (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) Britton & Rose

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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 polyancistrus (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) Britton & Rose – redspined fishhook cactus

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Sclerocactus polyancistrus (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) Britton & Rose

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.

Nevada:
hermit cactus, Mojave fishhook cactus, pincushion, pineapple cactus		Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree

More Accounts and Images:
Sclerocactus polyancistrus (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) Britton & Rose

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19762.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 06:29 PM CDT