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Whipple's fishhook cactus (Sclerocactus whipplei)

Description

Sclerocactus whipplei, Whipple's fishhook cactus, is a cactus found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Cactaceae

              • Genus: Sclerocactus