Sclerocactus whipplei

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

Sclerocactus whipplei
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S. whipplei
Binomial name
Sclerocactus whipplei
(Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) Britton & Rose

References

  1. "Sclerocactus whipplei". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. 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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