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Sclerocactus spinosior (desert valley fishhook cactus; desert valley fish-hook cactus)

Synonyms: Echinocactus whipplei f. spinosior; Echinocactus whipplei var. spinosior (homotypic); Sclerocactus whipplei var. spinosior

Infraspecies

Sclerocactus spinosior blainei (Blain's fishook cactus)
Sclerocactus spinosior nyensis (Nye County fishhook cactus) (Endangered) (Attributes)
Sclerocactus spinosior spinosior (Schlesser's fishhook cactus)

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Shrub

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0