Sclerocactus polyancistrus

Sclerocactus polyancistrus

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Sclerocactus
Species:
S. polyancistrus
Binomial name
Sclerocactus polyancistrus
Synonyms
  • Echinocactus polyancistrus Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
  • Ferocactus polyancistrus (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow)
  • Pediocactus polyancistrus (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow)

Sclerocactus polyancistrus, the Mohave fishhook cactus or redspined fishhook cactus, is a species of flowering cactus in the genus Sclerocactus. It is found in the Mojave Desert in the Southwestern United States.