Taxon: Sclerocactus whipplei (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) Britton & Rose

 
Genus: Sclerocactus
Family: Cactaceae
  Subfamily: Cactoideae
      Tribe: Cacteae
Nomen number: 444381
Place of publication: Cact. 3:213. 1922
Name Verified on: 06-Apr-2004 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last Changed: 13-Apr-2004
Species priority site is:
Accessions: 0 in National Plant Germplasm System

Common names:

  • devil's-claw barrel cactus  (Source: Cact Fam) - English
  • Heil's devil's-claw cactus  (Source: Cact Fam) - English
  • Reeve's devil's-claw cactus  (Source: Cact Fam) - English
  • Rose devil's-claw cactus  (Source: Cact Fam) - English
  • Whipple's devil's-claw cactus  (Source: Cact Fam) - English
  • Whipple's fish-hook cactus  (Source: F NAmer) - English
  • Whipple's viznagita  (Source: Cact Fam) - English
  • klotsklerokaktus  (Source: Kulturvaxtdatabas) - Swedish

Economic Importance:

  • CITES Appendix II: ()

Distributional Range:

    Native:

  • Northern America

    • Southwestern U.S.A.: United States - Arizona, - Utah

References:

  • Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource on www.skud.info). 2012 (Kulturvaxtdatabas)
  • Anderson, E. F. The cactus family. 2001 (Cact Fam)
  • CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource). (CITES Appendices)
  • FNA Editorial Committee Flora of North America. 1993- (F NAmer)

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