Taxonomic account

Sclerocactus unguispinus

Sclerocactus unguispinus (Engelm.) N.P.Taylor

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 durangensis Runge
Echinocactus unguispinus Engelm.
Echinomastus durangensis (Runge) Britton & Rose
Echinomastus laui Gerhart Frank & Zecher
Echinomastus mapimiensis Backeb.
Echinomastus unguispinus (Engelm.) Britton & Rose
Echinomastus unguispinus subsp. durangensis (Runge) U.Guzmán
Echinomastus unguispinus subsp. laui (Gerhart Frank & Zecher) Glass
Echinomastus unguispinus subsp. minimus (A.B.Lau) U.Guzmán
Echinomastus unguispinus var. durangensis (Runge) Bravo
Echinomastus unguispinus var. laui (Gerhart Frank & Zecher) Glass & R.A.Foster
Echinomastus unguispinus var. minimus A.B.Lau
Neolloydia durangensis (Runge) L.D.Benson
Neolloydia unguispina (Engelm.) L.D.Benson
Pediocactus unguispinus (Engelm.) Halda
Pediocactus unguispinus var. durangensis (Runge) Halda
Sclerocactus unguispinus subsp. durangensis (Runge) Lodé
Sclerocactus unguispinus subsp. laui (Gerhart Frank & Zecher) Lodé
Sclerocactus unguispinus var. durangensis (Runge) N.P.Taylor
Thelocactus durangensis (Runge) W.T.Marshall
Thelocactus unguispinus (Engelm.) W.T.Marshall

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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