Sclerocactus papyracanthus

Sclerocactus papyracanthus (Engelm.) N.P.Taylor ()
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🌡 BasionymMammillaria papyracantha ()
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🌡 Type of Toumeya
Etymology

Greek papyros ‘papyrus, paper’ + Greek akantha β€˜spine’. For the spines, described by Engelmann as “silky-white, shining, of the consistency of stiff paper”.


How to cite

Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Sclerocactus papyracanthus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/sclerocactus-papyracanthus

Common name
paperspine fishhook cactus

United States Department of Agriculture (2021)

paperspine fishhook cactus

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (2021)