Sclerocactus whipplei

Sclerocactus whipplei
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) is a cactus (family Cactaceae) found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States.[1]:116

References

  1. 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