Also known as Great Basin Eagle-Claw Cactus
Sclerocactus pubispinus is a small, rare cactus native to Utah and Colorado. It features distinctive hooked spines and yellow to brownish flowers. This species thrives.
Photos of Great Basin Fishhook Cactus (Sclerocactus pubispinus)
Common names and botanical synonyms
Botanical classification
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| kingdom | Plantae |
| division | Tracheophyta |
| class | Magnoliopsida |
| order | Caryophyllales |
| family | Cactaceae |
| genus | Sclerocactus |
| species | Sclerocactus pubispinus |
