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Sclerocactus sileri
Also called House Rock Cactus, House Rock Fish Hook Cactus, House Rock Little Barrel Cactus, House Rock Sclerocactus, Siler's Fishhook Cactus
Siler's pincushion cactus is a rare, very small barrel-shaped cactus from desert areas of northern Arizona, the only place it is known to grow. It needs very sharp drainage, strong sun and very little water to survive.
Sclerocactus sileri, the Siler fishhook cactus, is a rare and very small cactus found mostly in mineral-rich desert areas of intermediate elevations, notably in the American states of Utah, Nevada, and northern Arizona.
Sclerocactus sileri is narrowly distributed. It has been seen in only Arizona, U.S.A, in Coconino County, although it is very close to the Utah border. See Sclerocactus sileri (L. D. Benson) K. D. Heil & J. M. Porter, Haseltonia. 2: 39. 1994.
Fishhook Cactuses · Shorthook fishhook cactus · Pariette cactus · Sclerocactus johnsonii subsp. erectocentrus · Uinta Basin hookless cactus · Johnson's Barrel Cactus · Golfball Cactus · Mesa Verde fishhook cactus · Paperspine fishhook cactus · Redspined fishhook cactus · Great Basin fishhook cactus · Uinta Basin Hookless Cactus
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
