PLANTS Profile for Sclerocactus spinosior ssp. blainei (Blaine fishhook cactus)

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Sclerocactus spinosior (Engelm.) Woodruff & L.D. Benson ssp. blainei (S.L. Welsh & Thorne) F. Hochstätter
Blaine fishhook cactus

Symbol:

SCSPB

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

Images:
Sclerocactus spinosior (Engelm.) Woodruff & L.D. Benson ssp. blainei (S.L. Welsh & Thorne) F. Hochstätter

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Synonyms:
Sclerocactus spinosior (Engelm.) Woodruff & L.D. Benson ssp. blainei (S.L. Welsh & Thorne) F. Hochstätter

	SCBL	Sclerocactus blainei S.L. Welsh & Thorne		Blaine fishhook cactus
	SCSC5	Sclerocactus schlesseri K.D. Heil & S.L. Welsh		Schlesser's fishhook cactus

Distribution:
Sclerocactus spinosior (Engelm.) Woodruff & L.D. Benson ssp. blainei (S.L. Welsh & Thorne) F. Hochstätter


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USA (NV, UT)

Related Taxa:
Sclerocactus spinosior (Engelm.) Woodruff & L.D. Benson ssp. blainei (S.L. Welsh & Thorne) F. Hochstätter

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 16 species in Sclerocactus, 2 subspecies in Sclerocactus spinosior (Engelm.) Woodruff & L.D. Benson

Classification:
Sclerocactus spinosior (Engelm.) Woodruff & L.D. Benson ssp. blainei (S.L. Welsh & Thorne) F. Hochstätter

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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 spinosior (Engelm.) Woodruff & L.D. Benson – desert valley fishhook cactus
Subspecies	Sclerocactus spinosior (Engelm.) Woodruff & L.D. Benson ssp. blainei (S.L. Welsh & Thorne) F. Hochstätter – Blaine fishhook cactus

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Sclerocactus spinosior (Engelm.) Woodruff & L.D. Benson ssp. blainei (S.L. Welsh & Thorne) F. Hochstätter

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are 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.

Arizona:
Sclerocactus spinosior
spinier devil claw		Salvage restricted
Nevada:
Sclerocactus blainei
Blaine pincushion		Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree
Sclerocactus schlesseri
Schlesser pincushion		Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree

More Accounts and Images:
Sclerocactus spinosior (Engelm.) Woodruff & L.D. Benson ssp. blainei (S.L. Welsh & Thorne) F. Hochstätter

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

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 02:55 PM CDT