Sclerocactus polyancistrus

Sclerocactus polyancistrus

Sclerocactus polyancistrus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cacteae
Genus: Sclerocactus
Sectio: S. sect. Sclerocactus
Species: Sclerocactus polyancistrus

Name

Sclerocactus polyancistrus (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 3: 213, pl. 23 (1922).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Echinocactus polyancistrus Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 272 (1856).

• Homotypic
  • Ferocactus polyancistrus (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) N.P.Taylor, Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 41(4): 90 (1979).
  • Pediocactus polyancistrus (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Arp, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 44(5): 222 (1972).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Sclerocactus polyancistrus Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA California, Nevada References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. 1922. The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. Vol. 3. 255 pp. + 23 pl. Carnegie Institution of Washington. BHL PDF Reference page.  3: 213

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 4: 1-559. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
• Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page. 

Links

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Sclerocactus polyancistrus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 24. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Sclerocactus polyancistrus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Sclerocactus polyancistrus. Published online. Accessed: Mar 27 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Sclerocactus polyancistrus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Mar 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Sclerocactus polyancistrus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 27. Reference page. 
• eFloras 2008. Sclerocactus polyancistrus in Flora of North America. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Vernacular names

English: Mojave eagle-claw cactus, hermit cactus, pineapple cactus, red-spined fishhook cactus

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