Cactaceae
Redspined fishhook cactus
Sclerocactus polyancistrus
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Sclerocactus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 白虹山
- English
- Redspined fishhook cactus, Mohave fishhook cactus, Mojave fishhook cactus, Hermit cactus
Synonyms
- Echinocactus polyancistrus Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
- Ferocactus polyancistrus (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) N.P.Taylor
- Pediocactus polyancistrus (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Arp
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 
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: C T Johansson, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lblakely, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.