Cactaceae
Paperspine fishhook cactus
Sclerocactus papyracanthus
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Sclerocactus
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 月童, 月之童子, 月童子
- English
- Paperspine fishhook cactus, Grama grass cactus
- Finnish
- Nauhakynsikaktus
- Spanish
- Biznaga-bola de Espinas de Papel
Synonyms
- Echinocactus papyracanthus (Engelm.) Engelm.
- Mammillaria papyracantha Engelm.
- Pediocactus papyracanthus (Engelm.) L.D.Benson
- Toumeya papyracantha (Engelm.) Britton & Rose
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Rebou at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rebou at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rebou at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rebou at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rebou at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rebou at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.