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Ancistrocactus uncinatus (Galeotti) L.D.Benson
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 41(4): 188. 1969 [Jul 1969]
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Sclerocactus uncinatus (Galeotti) N.P.Taylor
Bradleya 5: 94. 1987

Ancistrocactus uncinatus (Sclerocactus uncinatus) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Sclerocactus uncinatus (Galeotti) N.P.Taylor
Bradleya 5: 94. 1987
Synonymy: 8 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Sclerocactus uncinatus subs. crassihamatus (F.A.C.Weber) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 5: 13. 1998
Synonymy: 11 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Sclerocactus uncinatus subs. crassihamatus var. mathssonii (Berge ex K.Schum.) nov. comb. ined.
[Basionym: Echinocactus mathssonii Berge in K.Schum. 1898]
Synonymy: 5 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Sclerocactus uncinatus subs. wrightii (Engelm.) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 5: 13. 1998
Synonymy: 27
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Turk's Head Cactus, Catclaw Cactus, Brown-Flowered Hedgehog, Chihuahuan Fishhook Cactus

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Sclerocactus uncinatus group


29210 cpif Peiffer Clement
Ancistrocactus uncinatus (Sclerocactus uncinatus) Photo by: Peiffer Clement
5967 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Ancistrocactus uncinatus (Sclerocactus uncinatus) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

484 cactus-art Cactus Art
Ancistrocactus uncinatus (Sclerocactus uncinatus) Photo by: Cactus Art
25365 carolina Carolina González
Ancistrocactus uncinatus (Sclerocactus uncinatus) Photo by: Carolina González

26746 agocs Agócs György
Ancistrocactus uncinatus. Habitat, Mexico. (Sclerocactus uncinatus) Photo by: Agócs György
26119 Ilham Prof. Ilham Alakbarov
Ancistrocactus uncinatus (Sclerocactus uncinatus) Photo by: Prof. Ilham Alakbarov

478 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Glandulicactus uncinatus (Catclaw Cactus) (Sclerocactus uncinatus) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
29219 cpif Peiffer Clement
Glandulicactus uncinatus close up. (Sclerocactus uncinatus) Photo by: Peiffer Clement

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