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Taxonomic account

Sclerocactus blainei

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Sclerocactus blainei S.L.Welsh & K.H.Thorne

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]

  • Pediocactus spinosior var. schlesseri (K.D.Heil & S.L.Welsh) Halda
  • Sclerocactus schlesseri K.D.Heil & S.L.Welsh
  • Sclerocactus spinosior subsp. blainei (S.L.Welsh & K.H.Thorne) Hochstätter
  • Sclerocactus spinosior var. blainei (S.L.Welsh & K.H.Thorne) R.May
  • Sclerocactus spinosior var. schlesseri (K.D.Heil & S.L.Welsh) R.May

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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