Taxonomy Profile: Sclerocactus spinosior (Engelm D Woodruff & LD Benson)

Sclerocactus spinosior: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Echinocactus whipplei var. spinosior
Engelm
Sclerocactus pubispinus var. spinosior
Engelm SL Welsh
Sclerocactus whipplei var. spinosior
Engelm Boissev
Ferocactus spinosior
Engelm NP Taylor
Pediocactus spinosior
Engelm Halda
Sclerocactus spinosior ssp. spinosior
Engelm D Woodruff & LD Benson
Common Name(s):
desert valley fishhook cactus []
desert valley fish-hook cactus []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Sclerocactus spinosior: 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 spinosior
desert valley fishhook cactus |
desert valley fish-hook cactus |
Sclerocactus spinosior Direct Children(s):
Sclerocactus spinosior: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Charles A. Butterworth, Ph.D.
Notes:
ITIS Cactaceae Steward
Reference for:
Sclerocactus spinosior
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Sclerocactus spinosior
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 spinosior
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 spinosior
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 spinosior
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 spinosior
Sclerocactus spinosior: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Sclerocactus spinosior: 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