Sclerocactus unguispinus
A species in the Cactaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Sclerocactus
- Species
- Sclerocactus unguispinus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1987
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Sclerocactus unguispinus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
22 synonyms in this snapshot
- Echinocactus durangensisName author: Runge
- Echinocactus trollietiiName author: Rebut
- Echinocactus unguispinusName author: Engelm.
- Echinomastus durangensisName author: (Runge) Britton & Rose
- Echinomastus lauiName author: G.Frank & Zecher
- Echinomastus mapimiensisName author: Backeb.
- Echinomastus unguispinusName author: (Engelm.) Britton & Rose
- Echinomastus unguispinus subsp. durangensisName author: (Runge) U.Guzmán
- Echinomastus unguispinus subsp. lauiName author: (G.Frank & Zecher) Glass
- Echinomastus unguispinus subsp. minimusName author: (A.B.Lau) U.Guzmán
- Echinomastus unguispinus subsp. unguispinusName author: Not supplied
- Echinomastus unguispinus var. durangensisName author: (Runge) Bravo
- Echinomastus unguispinus var. lauiName author: (G.Frank & Zecher) Glass & R.A.Foster
- Echinomastus unguispinus var. minimusName author: A.B.Lau
- Neolloydia durangensisName author: (Runge) L.D.Benson
- Neolloydia unguispinaName author: (Engelm.) L.D.Benson
- Pediocactus unguispinusName author: (Engelm.) Halda
- Pediocactus unguispinus var. durangensisName author: (Runge) Halda
- Sclerocactus unguispinus var. durangensisName author: (Runge) N.P.Taylor
- Thelocactus durangensisName author: (Runge) G.D.Rowley
- Thelocactus unguispinusName author: (Engelm.) G.D.Rowley
- Thelocactus unguispinusName author: (Engelm.) W.T.Marshall
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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