Sclerocactus whipplei
| Sclerocactus whipplei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Cacteae |
| Genus: | Sclerocactus |
| Species: | S. whipplei |
| Binomial name | |
| Sclerocactus whipplei (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) Britton & Rose | |
Sclerocactus whipplei, Whipple's fishhook cactus,[1] is a cactus (family Cactaceae) found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States.[2]:116
References
- ↑ "Sclerocactus whipplei". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ↑ Canyon Country Wildflowers, Damian Fagan, 2nd ed., 2012, Morris Bush Publishing, LLC. in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association, ISBN 978-0-7627-7013-7
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