Taxonomy Profile: Sclerocactus polyancistrus (Engelm & JM Bigelow Britton & Rose)

Sclerocactus polyancistrus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Echinocactus polyancistrus
Engelm & JM Bigelow
Ferocactus polyancistrus
Engelm & JM Bigelow NP Taylor
Pediocactus polyancistrus
Engelm & JM Bigelow Arp
Common Name(s):
redspined fishhook cactus []
Mojave fishhook cactus []
Mohave fishhook cactus []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Sclerocactus polyancistrus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Caryophyllanae
Family : Cactaceae
cactus |
cacti |
Genus : Sclerocactus
fishhook cactus |
Species : Sclerocactus polyancistrus
redspined fishhook cactus |
Mojave fishhook cactus |
Mohave fishhook cactus |
Sclerocactus polyancistrus Direct Children(s):
Sclerocactus polyancistrus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Charles A. Butterworth, Ph.D.
Notes:
ITIS Cactaceae Steward
Reference for:
Sclerocactus polyancistrus
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Sclerocactus polyancistrus
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Sclerocactus polyancistrus
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Sclerocactus polyancistrus
Source:
Checklist of CITES Species Part 1 CITES species index
Acquired:
2011-11-22
Notes:
UNEP-WCMC (Comps.) 2011. Checklist of CITES species (CD-ROM). CITES Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland, and UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, United Kingdom. ISBN 2-88323-030-7. Available online at http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/pub/checklist11/index.html or from CITES Secretariat, Chemin des Anémones, 1219 Châtelaine, Genève, Switzerland
Reference for:
Sclerocactus polyancistrus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1985-09-27 / 1985-09-27
Article/Chapter Title:
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Plant Taxa for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Federal Register, vol. 50, no. 188
Page(s):
39526-39584
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
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Notes:
Reference for:
Sclerocactus polyancistrus
Sclerocactus polyancistrus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Sclerocactus polyancistrus: Comments
Comment:
CITES: Appendix II listed under Cactaceae, adopted at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (Doha, 2010)
Comment:
US ESA: No longer a candidate species because more abundant and widespread than previously believed and not subject to the degree of threats to warrant status according to notice of review, as published in Federal Register Volume 50, Number 188, Pages 395