Sclerocactus wetlandicus is a rare species of cactus known by the common name Uinta Basin hookless cactus. It is endemic to Utah in the United States, where it is known only from the Uinta Basin. It may also be called the Pariette cactus, but this name is more appropriate for Sclerocactus brevispinus, the species endemic to the Pariette Draw of Duchesne County.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Uinta Basin 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
- Pediocactus sileri
- Sclerocactus glaucus
- Sclerocactus spinosior
- Sclerocactus dawsoniae
- Sclerocactus pubispinus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Sclerocactus
- Species
- Sclerocactus wetlandicus
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