Great Basin fishhook cactus, Sclerocactus pubispinus
Description:
Great Basin fishhook cactus, Sclerocactus pubispinus, Nevada, Snake Range, Black Horse Canyon, Snake Valley drainage, elevation 2090 m (6850 ft).This is the only yellow-flowered Sclerocactus I am aware of. The species is found in a narrow band straddling the central Nevada-Utah border.Jumped ahead in 2016 to post these photographs from a May 8-11 expedition to document rare Nevada cacti for ongoing research projects. The rest of 2016 is up next!
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- Life
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida
- Streptophyta
- Embryophytes
- Tracheophyta (vascular plants)
- Spermatophytes
- Angiosperms
- Eudicots
- Superasterids
- Caryophyllales
- Cactaceae (cacti)
- Sclerocactus (fishhook cactus)
- Sclerocactus pubispinus (Great Basin fishhook cactus)
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