Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Caryophyllales > Cactaceae > Sclerocactus > Sclerocactus johnsoniiSclerocactus johnsonii (pygmy barrel cactus; Johnson's fishhook cactus; Johnson barrel cactus)Synonyms: Echinocactus johnsonii (homotypic); Echinocactus johnsonii lutescens; Echinocactus johnsonii octocentrus; Echinocactus johnsonii var. lutescens; Echinocactus johnsonii var. octocentrus; Echinoccatus johnsonii (homotypic); Echinomastus arizonicus; Echinomastus johnsonii; Echinomastus johnsonii lutescens; Echinomastus johnsonii var. lutescens; Echinomastus johnstonei; Ferocactus johnsonii (homotypic); Neolloydia johnsonii (homotypic); Neolloydia johnsonii var. lutescens (homotypic); Pediocactus johnsonii (homotypic); Thelocactus johnsonii (homotypic) Echinomastus johnsonii (syn. Sclerocactus johnsonii) is a species of cactus known by the common names Johnson's beehive cactus and Johnson's fishhook cactus. It is native to the southwestern United States from eastern California to Utah, where it can be found in desert scrub habitat. It produces an egg-shaped or cylindrical stem up to 25 centimeters tall by 10 wide. It is covered densely in straight and curving spines which may be up to 4 centimeters long and come in shades of yellow, gray, lavender, and pink or red, with up to 24 per areole. The cactus may have yellow or pink flowers; the species is sometimes divided into two varieties on the basis of flower color. Flowers are up to 8 centimeters wide. The scaly, fleshy fruit is up to 1.8 centimeters long. |
Lifespan [1] | Perennial | Structure [1] | Shrub |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture ♦ 2Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009 |
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
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