Sclerocactus blainei

Sclerocactus blainei
Sclerocactus blainei

Taxonavigation edit

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 blainei

Name edit

Note edit

The subspecies was named in honor of Blaine Welsh, wife of Stanley Larson Welsh.

Synonyms edit

  • Homotypic
    • Pediocactus spinosior subsp. blainei (S.L.Welsh & K.H.Thorne) Halda, Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 16. 1998, comb. inval.
    • Sclerocactus spinosior subsp. blainei (S.L.Welsh & K.H.Thorne) Hochstätter, Succulenta (Netherlands) 74: 43. 1995.
    • Sclerocactus spinosior var. blainei (S.L.Welsh & K.H.Thorne) R.May, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 60(1): 35, 45. 1988.
  • Heterotypic
    • Pediocactus spinosior var. schlesseri (K.D.Heil & S.L.Welsh) Halda, Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 16. 1998.
    • Sclerocactus schlesseri K.D.Heil & S.L.Welsh, Great Basin Naturalist 46: 677 (-678). 1986 publ. 1987.
    • Sclerocactus spinosior var. schlesseri (K.D.Heil & S.L.Welsh) R.May, Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 60(1): 35, 45. 1988.
    • Sclerocactus spinosior var. schlesseri (K.D.Heil & S.L.Welsh) Hochstätter, Succulenta (Netherlands) 71(6): 259. 1992, comb. superfl.

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
 
Sclerocactus blainei
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southern Central USA
      • Nevada, Utah

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names edit

English: Nye County fishhook cactus


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