Taxonomic account

Sclerocactus polyancistrus

Sclerocactus polyancistrus (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Britton & Rose

Name accepted in Plants of the World Online. [2-WWW]

SpeciesAccount scope · nomenclature

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Sclerocactus
Ranga: Species
Genus list verification: 11 October 2026 [2-WWW]

Names in the literature

Synonyms and spelling variants linked to the accepted name in WCVP 16, including updates to the genus list. [27-WWW] [2-WWW]

Echinocactus polyancistrus Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
Ferocactus polyancistrus (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) N.P.Taylor
Pediocactus polyancistrus (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) Arp

Materials from the author's archive

The archive contains descriptions and observations recorded under names linked to this plant. Their scope corresponds to the specified source material.

Opis archiwalny · Sclerocactus polyancistrus

Nomenclatural basis

The genus's species list was checked in POWO on 11 October 2026. Authorship and links between older names were compared with WCVP 16, a snapshot from 4 June 2026. [27-WWW] [2-WWW] [2-WWW]

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