Sclerocactus whipplei | |
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Scientific 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.