Sclerocactus johnsonii
(Parry ex Engelm.) N.P.Taylor (1987)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Nigel Taylor |
| 🌵 Basionym | Echinocactus johnsonii (1871) |
| 🌵 Basionym author(s) | George Engelmann |
Named for American amateur botanist Joseph Ellis Johnson (1817-1882), who discovered the species about St. George in Southern Utah and “whose zeal for the development of the natural history and resources of his region is commemorated in the name of his species” (Engelmann).
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Sclerocactus johnsonii. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/sclerocactus-johnsonii