Sclerocactus papyracanthus
(Engelm.) N.P.Taylor (1987)
Etymology
π΅ Author(s) | Nigel Taylor |
π΅ Basionym | Mammillaria papyracantha (1849) |
π΅ Basionym author(s) | George Engelmann |
π΅ Type of | Toumeya |
Greek papyros ‘papyrus, paper’ + Greek akantha βspineβ. For the spines, described by Engelmann as “silky-white, shining, of the consistency of stiff paper”.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Sclerocactus papyracanthus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/sclerocactus-papyracanthus