Sclerocactus glaucus is a rare species of cactus known by the common name Colorado hookless cactus. It is endemic to Colorado in the United States, where it is known only from the area between Grand Junction and Montrose. It is a federally listed threatened species.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Colorado hookless cactus being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Sclerocactus wrightiae
- Sclerocactus dawsoniae
- Sclerocactus spinosior
- Sclerocactus wetlandicus
- Sclerocactus cloverae
- Sclerocactus pubispinus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Sclerocactus
- Species
- Sclerocactus glaucus
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