Sclerocactus whipplei
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Sclerocactus whipplei | |
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Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Sclerocactus |
Species: | S. whipplei
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Binomial name | |
Sclerocactus whipplei (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Britton & Rose
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Sclerocactus whipplei, or 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 The cactus was named in honor of Lieut. Amiel Weeks Whipple (1818-1863) the military engineer/surveyor, who led boundary survey team that identified the cactus specimen.
References
- ↑ NRCS. "Sclerocactus whipplei". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (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