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406.0000 Family Cactaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 310 (1789), nom. cons.
133 genera, ca. 1700-1800 spp. There has been excessive splitting, leading to over 3000 species in some collectors view. The phylogeny is still somewhat in flux, but is getting more stabilized now. It should be good practice in the future that each ´new species´ description is confirmed by molecular genetics, not only by morphology.
Species listed in database: 1800; hybrids: 78
= Cereaceae DC. & Spreng.(transl.Jameson); Elem. Philos. Pl. 142 (1821)
= Mammillariaceae D.L.Fu; Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(5): 352 (2024)
= Nopaleaceae E.Schmid & Curtman; Pflanzenr. 2: 135 (1856)
= Opuntiaceae Desv.; Dict. Rais. Bot. 52, 385 (1817)
406.5206 Genus Sclerocactus Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 3: 212 (1922)
Distribution: SW-USA, N-Mexico
Species listed in database: 24
= Ancistrocactus (K.Schum.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 3 (1923)
= Coloradoa Boissev. & Davidson; Colorado Cact. 54 (1940)
= Echinomastus Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 3: 147 (1922)
= Glandulicactus Backeb.; Blätt. Kakteenf. 1938(6): (10, 22) (1938)
= Papyrocactus Doweld; Phytotaxa 524(2): 95 (2021)
= Toumeya Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 3: 91 (1922)
= Roseia Fric; Zivot v Prírod 29(1): 15 (1925)

Search for: Sclerocactus parviflorus-subsp.-intermedius

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species :
Sclerocactus blainei S.L.Welsh & K.H.Thorne; Great Basin Naturalist 45(3): 553 (1985)
Name: Blaine´s Pincushion
Distribution: USA (Nevada: Nye Co., Lincoln Co., Utah: Iron Co.)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pediocactus spinosior subsp. blainei (S.L.Welsh & K.H.Thorne) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 16 (1998)
= 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(4): 677 (1986)
= Sclerocactus spinosior subsp. blainei (S.L.Welsh & K.H.Thorne) Hochstätter; Succulenta (Netherlands) 74(1): 43 (1995)
= Sclerocactus spinosior var. blainei (S.L.Welsh & K.H.Thorne) R.May; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 60: 35 (1988)
= Sclerocactus spinosior var. schlesseri (Heil & 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)
species :
Sclerocactus brevihamatus (Engelm.) D.R.Hunt; Bradleya 9: 91 (1991)
subspecies :
subsp. brevihamatus
Distribution: USA (S-Texas)
77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ancistrocactus brevihamatus (Engelm.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 5 (1923)
= Ancistrocactus brevihamatus var. pallidus A.D.Zimmerman ex A.M.Powell; Cacti Trans-Pecos 339 (2004)
= Ancistrocactus scheeri f. brevihamatus (Engelm.) Krainz; Kat. ZSS, ed. 2: 35 (1967)
= Echinocactus brevihamatus Engelm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 271 (1857)
= Echinocactus scheeri var. brevihamatus (Engelm.) K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 336 (1898)
= Pediocactus brevihamatus (Engelm.) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 14 (1998)
= Sclerocactus scheeri subsp. brevihamatus (Engelm.) Lüthy; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 22: 23 (2007)
subspecies :
subsp. tobuschii (W.T.Marshall) N.P.Taylor; Piante Grasse 15(1): 8 (1995)
Name: Tobush Fishhook Cactus (EN)
Distribution: USA (S-Texas)
77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ancistrocactus scheeri subsp. tobuschii (W.T.Marshall) Doweld; Sukkulenty (Moscow) 1999(1): 29 (1999)
= Ancistrocactus tobuschii (W.T.Marshall) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 5: 2929 (1961)
= Ancistrocactus tobuschii (W.T.Marshall) Backeb. ex L.D.Benson; Cact. Suc. Mex. 11(1): 4 (1966)
= Ferocactus tobuschii (W.T.Marshall) N.P.Taylor; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 41(4): 90 (1979)
= Mammillaria tobuschii W.T.Marshall; Saguaroland Bull. 6: 79 (1952)
= Pediocactus brevihamatus subsp. tobuschii (W.T.Marshall) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 15 (1998)
= Sclerocactus tobuschii (W.T.Marshall) Lodé; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 36: 141 (2024)
species :
Sclerocactus brevispinus K.D.Heil & J.M.Porter; Haseltonia 2: 26 (1994) (nom. nov.)
Distribution: USA (E-Utah)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pediocactus wetlandicus f. ilseae (Hochstätter) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 16 (1998)
= Sclerocactus ilseae (Hochstätter) Hochstätter; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 34(121): 7 (2022)
= Sclerocactus wetlandicus subsp. ilseae (Hochstätter) Hochstätter; Gen. Pediocactus, Navajoa, Toumeya Revised 141 (1995)
= Sclerocactus wetlandicus var. ilseae Hochstätter; Succulenta (Netherlands) 72(2): 87 (1993), et Genus Sclerocactus Revised 95 (1993)
= Sclerocactus whipplei var. ilseae (Hochstätter) S.L.Welsh; Utah Fl., ed. 3: 79 (2003)
species :
Sclerocactus cloverae K.D.Heil & J.M.Porter; Haseltonia 2: 31 (1994) (nom. nov.)
Distribution: USA (Colorado, New Mexico)
73 USA 77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pediocactus cloverae (K.D.Heil & J.M.Porter) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 15 (1998)
= Pediocactus cloverae subsp. brackii (K.D.Heil & J.M.Porter) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 15 (1998)
= Sclerocactus cloverae subsp. brackii K.D.Heil & J.M.Porter; Haseltonia 2: 33 (1994)
= Sclerocactus whipplei subsp. cloverae (K.D.Heil & J.M.Porter) Hochstätter; Succulenta (Netherlands) 86(2): 90 (2007)
= Sclerocactus whipplei subsp. heilii (Castetter, P.Pierce & K.H.Schwer.) D.R.Hunt; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 20: 23 (2005)
= Sclerocactus whipplei subvar. aztecia Hochstätter; Piante Grasse 17: 228 (1997)
= Sclerocactus whipplei var. heilii Castetter, P.Pierce & K.H.Schwer.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 48(2): 79 (1976)
= Sclerocactus whipplei var. reevesii Castetter, P.Pierce & K.H.Schwer.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 48: 80 (1976)
species :
Sclerocactus dawsoniae McGlaughlin & Naibauer; Novon 32: 80 (2024)
Distribution: USA (W-Colorado)
73 USA
species :
Sclerocactus glaucus (K.Schum.) L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 38: 53 (1966)
Name: Uintah Basin Hookless Cactus
Distribution: USA (E-Utah, SW-Colorado)
73 USA 76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Echinocactus glaucus K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 439 (1898)
= Echinocactus subglaucus Rydb.; Fl. Rocky Mts. 580 (1917)
= Echinocactus whipplei var. glaucus (K.Schum.) J.A.Purpus; Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 35: 50 (1925)
= Ferocactus glaucus (K.Schum.) N.P.Taylor; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 41(4): 90 (1979)
= Pediocactus glaucus (K.Schum.) Arp; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 44(5): 221 (1972)
= Sclerocactus franklinii J.W.Evans; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 11: 74 (1939)
= Sclerocactus whipplei var. glaucus (K.Schum.) S.L.Welsh; Great Basin Naturalist 44(1): 68 (1984)
species :
Sclerocactus intertextus (Engelm.) N.P.Taylor; Bradleya 5: 94 (1987)
Name: Chihuahua Pineapple Cactus, Early-Bloomer Cactus, Interlacing Spine Cactus, White-Flowered Viznagita, Woven-Spine Pineapple Cactus
Distribution: USA (SE-Arizona, S-New Mexico, W-Texas); Mexico (Baja California Norte, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Sonora)
76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cereus pectinatus var. centralis J.M.Coult.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 386 (1896)
= Echinocactus intertextus Engelm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 277 (1857)
= Echinocactus intertextus f. dasyacanthus (Engelm.) Schelle; Handb. Kakteenkult. 201 (1907)
= Echinocactus intertextus var. dasyacanthus Engelm.; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 277 (1856)
= Echinocereus centralis (J.M.Coult.) Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 293 (1909)
= Echinomastus centralis (J.M.Coult.) Y.Itô; Cacti [Borg] 1952: 102 (1952)
= Echinomastus dasyacanthus (Engelm.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 3: 150 (1922)
= Echinomastus intertextus (Engelm.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 3: 149 (1922)
= Echinomastus intertextus subsp. dasyacanthus (Engelm.) U.Guzmán; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 16: 17 (2003)
= Echinomastus intertextus var. dasyacanthus (Engelm.) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 5: 2832 (1961)
= Neolloydia intertexta (Engelm.) L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 41: 233 (1969)
= Neolloydia intertexta var. dasyacantha (Engelm.) L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 41: 233 (1969)
= Pediocactus intertextus (Engelm.) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 24 (1998)
= Pediocactus intertextus var. dasyacanthus (Engelm.) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 24 (1998)
= Sclerocactus intertextus subsp. dasyacanthus (Engelm.) Lodé; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 36: 141 (2024)
= Sclerocactus intertextus var. dasyacanthus (Engelm.) N.P.Taylor; Bradleya 5: 94 (1987)
= Thelocactus dasyacanthus (Engelm.) W.T.Marshall; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 9: 28 (1947)
= Thelocactus intertextus (Engelm.) W.T.Marshall; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 9: 28 (1947)
species :
Sclerocactus johnsonii (Parry ex Engelm.) N.P.Taylor; Bradleya 5: 94 (1987)
subspecies :
subsp. johnsonii
Name: Chartreuse Pineapple Cactus, Johnson´s Pineapple Cactus, Pineapple Cactus, Pink Viznagita
Distribution: USA (E-California: Inyo Co., S-Nevada, W-Arizona)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Echinocactus johnsonii Parry ex Engelm.; Botany (Fortieth Parallel) 117 (1871)
= Echinocactus johnsonii subsp. lutescens (Parish) A.E.Murray; Kalmia 12: 20 (1982)
= Echinocactus johnsonii subsp. octocentrus (J.M.Coult.) A.E.Murray; Kalmia 12: 20 (1982)
= Echinocactus johnsonii var. lutescens Parish; Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 25: 83 (1926)
= Echinocactus johnsonii var. octocentrus J.M.Coult.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 374 (1896)
= Echinomastus arizonicus Hester; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 5: 504 (1934)
= Echinomastus johnsonii (Parry ex Engelm.) E.M.Baxter; Calif. Cact. 75 (1935)
= Echinomastus johnsonii var. lutescens (Parish) Wiggins; Veg. Fl. Sonoran Des. [Shreve & Wiggins] 2: 1011 (1964)
= Ferocactus johnsonii (Parry ex Engelm.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 3: 141 (1922)
= Neolloydia johnsonii (Parry ex Engelm.) L.D.Benson; Cacti Ariz., ed. 3, 25, 192 (1969)
= Pediocactus johnsonii (Parry ex Engelm.) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5: 24 (1998)
= Sclerocactus johnsonii subsp. lutescens (Parish) Lodé; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 36: 141 (2024)
= Thelocactus johnsonii (Parry ex Engelm.) W.T.Marshall; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 9: 28 (1947) ex Kelsey & Dayton
subspecies :
subsp. acunensis (W.T.Marshall) M.A.Baker & J.M.Porter; Endang. Sp. Threats Conserv. 48 (2016)
Distribution: USA (S-Arizona); Mexico (Sonora)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Echinomastus acunensis W.T.Marshall; Saguaroland Bull. 7: 34 (1953)
= Echinomastus erectocentrus subsp. acunensis (W.T.Marshall) U.Guzmán; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 16: 17 (2003)
= Echinomastus erectocentrus var. acunensis (W.T.Marshall) Bravo; Cact. Suc. Mex. 25(3): 65 (1980)
= Neolloydia erectocentra var. acunensis (W.T.Marshall) L.D.Benson; Cacti Ariz., ed. 3: 25 (1969)
subspecies :
subsp. erectocentrus (J.M.Coult.) M.A.Baker; Endang. Sp. Threats Conserv. 49 (2016)
Name: Acuña Cactus, Needle-spine Pineapple Cactus, Pineapple Cactus, Purple-spined Viznagita, Red Pineapple Cactus
Distribution: USA (S-Arizona)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Echinocactus beguinii F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. (1895) 44, et Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 442 (1898)
= Echinocactus erectocentrus J.M.Coult.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 376 (1896)
= Echinocactus krausii Hildm. ex Mathsson; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 107 (1897)
= Echinomastus erectocentrus (J.M.Coult.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 3: 148 (1922)
= Echinomastus krausei (Hildm. ex Mathsson) Berger ex Borg; Cacti [Borg] 237 (1937)
= Gymnocactus beguinii (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Backeb.; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 151 (1951)
= Neolloydia beguinii (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Britton & Rose; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 49: 252 (1922)
= Neolloydia beguinii var. senilis (Josefski) F.M.Knuth; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 368 (1936)
= Neolloydia erectocentra (J.M.Coult.) L.D.Benson; Cacti Ariz., ed. 3, 24, 191 (1969)
= Neolloydia smithii var. beguinii (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Kladiwa & Fittkau; Kakteen [H.Krainz] 46-47: CVIII b (1971)
= Pediocactus erectocentrus (J.M.Coult.) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 24 (1998)
= Sclerocactus erectocentrus (J.M.Coult.) N.P.Taylor; Bradleya 5: 94 (1987)
= Thelocactus erectocentrus (J.M.Coult.) W.T.Marshall; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 9: 28 (1947)
= Thelocactus krausei (Hildm. ex Mathsson) H.P.Kelsey & Dayton; Standard. Pl. Names, ed. 2: 78 (1942)
species :
Sclerocactus mariposensis (Hester) N.P.Taylor; Bradleya 5: 94 (1987)
Name: Lloyd´s Mariposa Cactus, Mariposa Cactus
Distribution: USA (SW-Texas: Big Bend Area); Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo Leon)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Echinocactus mariposensis (Hester) Weniger; Cacti Southw. 92 (1970), nom. inval.
= Echinomastus mariposensis Hester; Desert Pl. Life 17: 59 (1945), of. Gray Herb. Card Cat.
= Echinomastus mariposensis subsp. fischeri Halda & Sladk.; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 7(1): 35 (2000)
= Neolloydia mariposensis (Hester) L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 41: 188 (1969)
= Pediocactus mariposensis (Hester) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 24 (1998)
species :
Sclerocactus mesae-verdae (Boissev. & C.Davidson) L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 38: 54 (1966)
subspecies :
subsp. mesae-verdae
Name: Mesa Verde Cactus
Distribution: USA (SW-Colorado, NW-New Mexico)
73 USA 77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Coloradoa mesae-verdae Boissev. & C.Davidson; Colorado Cact. 55 (1940)
= Echinocactus mesae-verdae (Boissev. & Davidson) L.D.Benson; Leafl. W. Bot. 6: 163 (1951)
= Ferocactus mesae-verdae (Boissev. & C.Davidson) N.P.Taylor; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 41(4): 90 (1979)
= Pediocactus mesae-verdae (Boissev. & C.Davidson) Arp; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 44(5): 222 (1972)
subspecies :
subsp. depressus O´Kane, K.D.Heil & A.Clifford; Phytoneuron 2022-19: 1-6 (2022)
Name: Small Mesa Verde Cactus
Distribution: USA (NW-New Mexico)
77 USA
species :
Sclerocactus nyensis Hochstätter; Succulenta (Netherlands) 71(6): 253 (1992)
Distribution: USA (S-Nevada)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pediocactus nyensis (Hochstätter) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 15 (1998)
= Sclerocactus spinosior subsp. nyensis (Hochstätter) Lüthy; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 22: 23 (2007), nom. inval., et 23: 28 (2008)
species :
Sclerocactus papyracanthus (Engelm.) N.P.Taylor; Bradleya 5: 94 (1987)
Name: Grama Grass Cactus, Paper-Spined Cactus, Paper-Spine Pincushion Cactus
Distribution: USA (W-New Mexico, NE-Arizona)
76 USA 77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Echinocactus papyracanthus (Engelm.) Engelm.; Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 2: 198 (1863)
= Mammillaria papyracantha Engelm.; Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n. s. 4: 49 (1849)
= Papyrocactus papyracanthus (Engelm.) Doweld; Phytotaxa 524(2): 95 (2021)
= Pediocactus papyracanthus (Engelm.) L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 34: 61 (1962)
= Toumeya papyracantha (Engelm.) Britton & Rose ex M.P.Berg; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 12: 101 (1940) (descr. emend.)
= Toumeya papyracantha (Engelm.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 3: 91 (1922)
species :
Sclerocactus parviflorus Clover & Jotter; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 68: 419 (1941)
subspecies :
subsp. parviflorus
Name: Blessing Devil´s-claw Cactus, Devil´s-claw Cactus, Eagle-claw Cactus
Distribution: USA (SE-Utah, N-Arizona)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Echinocactus parviflorus (Clover & Jotter) L.D.Benson; Cacti Ariz., ed. 2, 102 (1950)
= Echinocactus parviflorus var. roseus (Clover) L.D.Benson; Cacti Ariz., ed. 2: 104 (1950)
= Ferocactus parviflorus (Clover & Jotter) N.P.Taylor; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 41(4): 90 (1979)
= Pediocactus parviflorus (Clover & Jotter) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 15 (1998)
= Sclerocactus contortus K.D.Heil; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 51(1): 25 (1979)
= Sclerocactus havasupaiensis var. roseus Clover; Amer. J. Bot. 29: 173 (1942)
= Sclerocactus parviflorus f. macrospermus Hochstätter; Cactaceae Rev. 1(1): 11-12 (1998), anglice
= Sclerocactus parviflorus f. variiflorus Hochstätter; Cactaceae Rev. 1(1): 8-10 (1998), anglice
= Sclerocactus parviflorus subsp. macrospermus (Hochstätter) Hochstätter; Gen. Sclerocactus 27 (2000), nom. inval.
= Sclerocactus parviflorus subsp. variiflorus (Hochstätter) Hochstätter; Gen. Sclerocactus 29 (2000), nom. inval.
subspecies :
subsp. havasupaiensis (Clover) Hochstätter; Succulenta (Netherlands) 74(1): 38 (1995)
Distribution: USA (N-Arizona: Coconino Co.)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Echinocactus parviflorus var. havasupaiensis (Clover) L.D.Benson; Cacti Ariz., ed. 2: 102 (1950)
= Pediocactus parviflorus subsp. havasupaiensis (Clover) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(l): 15 (1998)
= Sclerocactus havasupaiensis Clover; Amer. J. Bot. 29: 172 (1942)
subspecies :
subsp. intermedius (Peebles) K.D.Heil & J.M.Porter; Haseltonia 2: 27 (1994)
Distribution: USA (Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico)
73 USA 76 USA 77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pediocactus parviflorus subsp. intermedius (Peebles) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(l): 16 (1998)
= Sclerocactus intermedius Peebles; Leafl. W. Bot. 5: 191 (1949)
= Sclerocactus parviflorus var. intermedius (Peebles) D.Woodruff & L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 48: 133 (1976)
= Sclerocactus whipplei var. intermedius (Peebles) L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 38: 102 (1966)
subspecies :
subsp. terrae-canyonae (K.D.Heil) K.D.Heil & J.M.Porter; Haseltonia 2: 27 (1994)
Distribution: USA (S-Utah, NE-Arizona)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pediocactus parviflorus subsp. terrae-canyonae (K.D.Heil) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 16 (1998)
= Sclerocactus parviflorus f. terrae-canyonae (K.D.Heil) Hochstätter; Cactaceae Rev. 1(1): 14-15 (1998)
= Sclerocactus terrae-canyonae K.D.Heil; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 51(1): 26 (1979)
species :
Sclerocactus pinkavanus (García-Mor., Gonz.-Bot. & Rodr.González) M.H.J.van der Meer; Cact. Phantast. 2023(1)-1: 2 (2023)
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila)
79 MEX
Remarks: provisionally accepted name, close to S. scheerii
Synonyms: hidden
= Ancistrocactus pinkavanus García-Mor., Gonz.-Bot. & Rodr.González; Acta Succulenta 2(1): 35, figs. 1-16 (2014)
species :
Sclerocactus polyancistrus (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 3: 213 (1922)
Name: Many-spined Devil´s Claw Cactus, Hermit Cactus, Many-Hooked Viznagita, Mojave Devil´s-claw Cactus
Distribution: USA (SE-California, SW-Nevada)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Echinocactus polyancistrus Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow; Pacif. Railr. Rep. 4(5, no. 3), Bot. [Whipple]: 29 (1856)
= 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)
species :
Sclerocactus pubispinus (Engelm.) L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 38: 103 (1966)
Name: Great Basin Eagle-claw Cactus, Great Basin Fishhook Cactus
Distribution: USA (W-Utah, NE-Nevada)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Echinocactus pubispinus Engelm.; Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 2: 199 (1863)
= Ferocactus pubispinus (Engelm.) N.P.Taylor; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 41(4): 90 (1979)
= Pediocactus pubispinus (Engelm.) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5: 16 (1998)
species :
Sclerocactus scheerii (Salm-Dyck) N.P.Taylor; Bradleya 5: 94 (1987)
Name: Fishhook Cactus, Root Cactus, Twisted-Rib Cactus
Distribution: USA (S-Texas); Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Ancistrocactus megarhizus (Rose) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 4 (1923)
= Ancistrocactus scheeri (Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 4: 4 (1923)
= Ancistrocactus scheeri f. megarrhizus (Rose) Krainz; Kat. ZSS, ed. 2: 35 (1967)
= Echinocactus megarrhizus Rose; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 290 (1909)
= Echinocactus scheeri Salm-Dyck; Cact. Hort. Dyck. [1849 ed.]: 155 (1850)
= Ferocactus scheeri (Salm-Dyck) N.P.Taylor; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 41(4): 90 (1979)
= Pediocactus scheeri (Salm-Dyck) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 25 (1998)
= Sclerocactus megarrhizus (Rose) Lodé; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 36: 141 (2024)
species :
Sclerocactus sileri (L.D.Benson) K.D.Heil & J.M.Porter; Haseltonia 2: 39 (1994)
Distribution: USA (Arizona: Coconino Co.)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Pediocactus pubispinus subsp. sileri (L.D.Benson) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5: 16 (1998)
= Sclerocactus pubispinus var. sileri L.D.Benson; Cacti Ariz., ed. 3: 23 (1969)
species :
Sclerocactus spinosior (Engelm.) D.Woodruff & L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 48: 131 (1976)
Name: Blaine´s Pincushion, Desert Valley Fishhook Cactus, Great Basin Eagle-claw Cactus, Spinier Devil´s-claw Cactus
Distribution: USA (SW-Utah)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Echinocactus whipplei var. spinosior Engelm.; Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 2: 199 (1863)
= Ferocactus spinosior (Engelm.) N.P.Taylor; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 41(4): 90 (1979)
= Pediocactus spinosior (Engelm.) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 16 (1998)
= Sclerocactus pubispinus var. spinosior (Engelm.) S.L.Welsh; Great Basin Naturalist 44(1): 67 (1984)
species :
Sclerocactus unguispinus (Engelm.) N.P.Taylor; Bradleya 5: 94 (1987)
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Echinocactus durangensis Ruenge; Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 46: 231 (1890), et ex K. Schum., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 1: 449
= Echinocactus unguispinus Engelm.; Mem. Tour N. Mexico [Wislizenus] 111 (1848)
= Echinomastus durangensis (Ruenge) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 3: 152 (1922)
= Echinomastus hispidus D.Donati & Zanov.; Piante Grasse 24(4): 138 (2004)
= Echinomastus laui G.Frank & Zecher; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 50(4): 188 (1978)
= Echinomastus mapimiensis Backeb.; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 15: 68 (1953)
= Echinomastus unguispinus (Engelm.) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 3: 150 (1922)
= Echinomastus unguispinus subsp. durangensis (Runge) U.Guzmán; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 16: 17 (2003)
= Echinomastus unguispinus subsp. laui (G.Frank & Zecher) C.E.Glass; Guía Identif. Cact. Amenazadas México [Glass] 1: Echinom/un subsp. laui (1998 publ. 1997)
= Echinomastus unguispinus subsp. minimus (A.B.Lau) U.Guzmán; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 16: 17 (2003)
= Echinomastus unguispinus var. crassihamatus Kaku & Y.Itô; Cactaceae [Itô] 480 (1981)
= Echinomastus unguispinus var. durangensis (Ruenge) Bravo; Cact. Suc. Mex. 25(3): 65 (1980)
= Echinomastus unguispinus var. laui (Frank & Zecher) Glass & R.A.Foster; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 51(3): 124 (1979)
= Echinomastus unguispinus var. minimus A.B.Lau; Kakteen And. Sukk. 34(9): 206 (1983)
= Neolloydia durangensis (Ruenge) L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 46(2): 81 (1974)
= Neolloydia unguispina (Engelm.) L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 46(2): 80 (1974)
= Pediocactus unguispinus (Engelm.) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 25 (1998)
= Pediocactus unguispinus var. durangensis (Runge) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 26 (1998)
= Sclerocactus hispidus (D.Donati & Zanov.) Lodé; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 36: 141 (2024)
= Sclerocactus unguispinus subsp. durangensis Lodé; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 36: 141 (2024)
= Sclerocactus unguispinus subsp. laui (Gerhart Frank & Zecher) Lodé; Cact.-Advent. Int. (Almeria) 36: 142 (2024)
= Sclerocactus unguispinus var. durangensis (Ruenge) N.P.Taylor; Bradleya 5: 94 (1987)
= Thelocactus durangensis (Ruenge) G.D.Rowley; Excelsa 12: 31 (1986), isonym
= Thelocactus durangensis (Ruenge) W.T.Marshall; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 9: 28 (1947)
= Thelocactus unguispinus (Engelm.) G.D.Rowley; Excelsa 12: 30 (1986), isonym
= Thelocactus unguispinus (Engelm.) W.T.Marshall; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 9: 28 (1947)
species :
Sclerocactus warnockii (L.D.Benson) N.P.Taylor; Bradleya 5: 94 (1987)
Name: Warnock Cactus
Distribution: USA (W-Texas: Big Bend Region); Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Echinomastus gautii (L.D.Benson) Mosco & Zanov.; Bradleya 15: 81 (1997)
= Echinomastus warnockii (Benson) Glass & R.A.Foster; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 47(5): 222 (1975)
= Neolloydia gautii L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 46(2): 80 (1974)
= Neolloydia warnockii L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 41: 186 (1969)
= Pediocactus gautii (L.D.Benson) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 19 (1998)
= Pediocactus warnockii (L.D.Benson) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 26 (1998)
= Turbinicarpus gautii (L.D.Benson) A.D.Zimmerman; Bradleya 9: 91 (1991)
species :
Sclerocactus wetlandicus Hochstätter; Succulenta (Netherlands) 68(6): 123, 125 (1989)
Distribution: USA (Utah)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Sclerocactus glaucus subsp. wetlandicus (Hochstätter) Lüthy; Cactaceae Syst. Init. 22: 24 (2007)
= Pediocactus wetlandicus (Hochstätter) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 16 (1998)
species :
Sclerocactus whipplei (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Britton & Rose; Cactaceae [Britton & Rose] 3: 213 (1922)
subspecies :
subsp. whipplei
Name: Devil´s-claw Barrel Cactus, Heil´s Devil´s-claw Cactus, Reeve´s Devil´s-claw Cactus, Rose Devil´s-claw Cactus, Whipple´s Devil´s-claw Cactus, Whipple´s Rose-colored Devil´s-claw Cactus, Whipple´s Viznagita
Distribution: USA (NW-Arizona, SE-Utah)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Echinocactus whipplei Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow; Pacif. Railr. Rep. 4(5, no. 3), Bot. [Whipple]: 28, t. 1 (1856)
= Echinocactus whipplei var. nanus S.A.Mori; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 10: 119 (1900)
= Ferocactus whipplei (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) N.P.Taylor; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 41(4): 90 (1979)
= Pediocactus whipplei (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Arp; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 44(5): 222 (1972)
= Pediocactus whipplei subsp. busekii (Hochstätter) Halda; Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 5(1): 17 (1998)
= Sclerocactus parviflorus var. blessingiae W.H.Earle; Saguaroland Bull. 34(3): 29 (1980)
= Sclerocactus whipplei subsp. busekii (K.D.Heil & J.M.Porter) Hochstätter; Succulenta (Netherlands) 74(1): 40 (1995) (nom. prov., without basionym ref.)
= Sclerocactus whipplei subsp. busekii Hochstätter; Succulenta (Netherlands) 74(3): 136 (1995)
= Sclerocactus whipplei var. pygmaeus Peebles; Leafl. W. Bot. 5: 192 (1949)
species :
Sclerocactus wrightiae L.D.Benson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 38: 55 (1966)
Name: Wright´s Fishhook Cactus
Distribution: USA (SC-Utah)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ferocactus wrightiae (L.D.Benson) N.P.Taylor; Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 41(4): 90 (1979)
= Pediocactus wrightiae (L.D.Benson) Arp; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 44(5): 222 (1972)
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