Sclerocactus cloverae

Sclerocactus cloverae

Sclerocactus cloverae

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. Parviflori
Species: Sclerocactus cloverae

Name

Sclerocactus cloverae K.D.Heil & J.M.Porter, 1994

Note

The name refers to Elzada Urseba Clover who conducted field studies in the Colorado River area in 1941

Synonyms

• Pediocactus cloverae (K.D.Heil & J.M.Porter) Halda
• Pediocactus cloverae subsp. brackii (K.D.Heil & J.M.Porter) Halda
• Sclerocactus cloverae subsp. brackii K.D.Heil & J.M.Porter
• Sclerocactus whipplei subvar. aztecia Hochstätter
• Sclerocactus whipplei subsp. cloverae (K.D.Heil & J.M.Porter) Hochstätter
• Sclerocactus whipplei subsp. heilii (Castetter, P.Pierce & K.H.Schwer.) D.R.Hunt
• Sclerocactus whipplei var. heilii Castetter, P.Pierce & K.H.Schwer.
• Sclerocactus whipplei var. reevesii Castetter, P.Pierce & K.H.Schwer.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Soythgern Central USA Colorado, New Mexico References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Heil, K.D. & Porter, J.M., 1994. Haseltonia: Yearbook of the Cactus and Succulent Journal 2:31. "cloveriae"

Additional references

• Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
• 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 cloverae 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 cloverae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Sclerocactus cloverae. Published online. Accessed: Mar 26 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Sclerocactus cloverae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Mar 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Sclerocactus cloverae. 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 26. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sclerocactus cloverae in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Brack's cactus, Clover's fishhook cactus

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