Desert valley fishhook cactus (Sclerocactus spinosior)
Description
The spherical to cylindrically growing Sclerocactus pubispinus becomes 8 to 10 cm long and 4 to 7 cm wide. It has two to five hooked central mandrels and eight to ten edge mandrels. The yellow, rarely pink, funnel- shaped flowers are 2 to 5 centimeters long and wide. In contrast, the closely related Sclerocactus spinosior flowers pink and the flowers are tubular. The flowering period is from April to the end of May.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Caryophyllales
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Family: Cactaceae
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Genus: Sclerocactus
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