PLANTS Profile for Sclerocactus papyracanthus (paperspine fishhook cactus)

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Sclerocactus papyracanthus (Engelm.) N.P. Taylor
paperspine fishhook cactus

Symbol:

SCPA10

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48


Other common names:
	grama grass cactus

Photo of Sclerocactus papyracanthus (Engelm.) N.P. Taylor

Pediocactus papyracanthus

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Sclerocactus papyracanthus (Engelm.) N.P. Taylor

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Synonyms:
Sclerocactus papyracanthus (Engelm.) N.P. Taylor

	ECPA7	Echinocactus papyracanthus Engelm.
	PEPA20	Pediocactus papyracanthus (Engelm.) L.D. Benson
	TOPA11	Toumeya papyracantha (Engelm.) Britton & Rose

Distribution:
Sclerocactus papyracanthus (Engelm.) N.P. Taylor


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USA (AZ, NM, TX)

Related Taxa:
Sclerocactus papyracanthus (Engelm.) N.P. Taylor

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 16 species in Sclerocactus

Classification:
Sclerocactus papyracanthus (Engelm.) N.P. Taylor

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Cactaceae – Cactus family
Genus	Sclerocactus Britton & Rose – fishhook cactus
Species	Sclerocactus papyracanthus (Engelm.) N.P. Taylor – paperspine fishhook cactus

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Sclerocactus papyracanthus (Engelm.) N.P. Taylor

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Arizona:
Pediocactus papyracanthus
grama grass cactus		Salvage restricted

More Accounts and Images:
Sclerocactus papyracanthus (Engelm.) N.P. Taylor

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 505080.

Time Generated: 06/20/2013 06:27 AM CDT