Sclerocactus polyancistrus
(Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Britton & Rose (1922)
Etymology
| 🌵 Author(s) | Joseph Nelson RoseNathaniel Lord Britton |
| 🌵 Basionym | Echinocactus polyancistrus (1856) |
| 🌵 Basionym author(s) | George EngelmannJohn Milton Bigelow |
| 🌵 Type of | Sclerocactus |
Greek poly ‘many’ + Greek ankistron ‘fishhook’. For the many hooked spines.
Maarten H.J. van der Meer (2022 Feb 05). Sclerocactus polyancistrus. Dictionary of Cactus Names. Retrieved from https://www.cactusnames.org/sclerocactus-polyancistrus