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Sclerocactus wetlandicus Hochstätter
Succulenta (Netherlands) 68: 123, figs. 1989
Family: CACTACEAE

Sclerocactus wetlandicus Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
SB 1323 Uintah County, Utah, USA

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Sclerocactus wetlandicus Hochstätter
Succulenta (Netherlands) 68: 123, figs. 1989
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Sclerocactus wetlandicus f. cristata hort.

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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Uinta Basin Hookless Cactus

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Sclerocactus glaucus group

  • Sclerocactus franklinii J. W. Evans: is s local form of Sclerocactus glaucus, but not sufficiently distinct to deserve its own formal status. Distribution: Mesa and Delta County, Colorado.
  • Sclerocactus glaucus (K.Schum.) L.D.Benson: Ball-shaped cactus, single or clumping. Stems green or powdery blue coloured 4 to 30 cm tall, 4 to 9 cm in diameter. Central spines unhooked, the lower ones brown, the upper ones white 1-3 cm long, 6 to 8 radials, 5 mm long. Flowersl purplish-red or pink.
  • Sclerocactus glaucus '' Debeque form '' (K.Schum.) L.D.Benson: It has tall larger blue body with stiff spines. It grows in northern edge of distribution for this species.
  • Sclerocactus glaucus f. cristata hort.: Crested form easily recognizable for the characteristic unhooked central spines.
  • Sclerocactus glaucus subs. wetlandicus var. ilseae (Hochstätter) Hochstätter
  • Sclerocactus wetlandicus Hochstätter: Morphologically very similar to Sclerocactus glaucus, but the two populations are geographically separated.
  • Sclerocactus wetlandicus f. cristata hort.: Crested form easily with unhooked central spines. Several clones do exist.


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Sclerocactus wetlandicus Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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Sclerocactus wetlandicus Photo by: Cactus Art

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Sclerocactus wetlandicus Photo by: Cactus Art
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Sclerocactus wetlandicus Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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Sclerocactus wetlandicus Photo by: Cactus Art
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