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Sclerocactus whipplei
Also called Heil's Devil's Claw Cactus, Reeve's Devil's Claw Cactus, Rose Devil's Claw Cactus, Whipple's Devil's Claw Cactus, Whipple's Fish Hook Cactus, Whipple's Viznagita, Devil's Claw Barrel Cactus
Whipple's fishhook cactus is a small, spiny, globular to short-columnar cactus native to the arid Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands of the southwestern United States. It thrives in sharp drainage and bright, dry conditions, so overwatering is the main risk.
Sclerocactus whipplei, or Whipple's fishhook cactus, is a cactus (family Cactaceae) found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States.
The cactus was named in honor of Lieut. Amiel Weeks Whipple (1818-1863) the military engineer/surveyor, who led boundary survey team that identified the cactus specimen.
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 · Siler's pincushion 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.
