Mojave Fishhook Cactus (Sclerocactus polyancistrus)

Mojave Fishhook Cactus, a reference photo — Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Sclerocactus polyancistrus, the Mohave fishhook cactus or redspined fishhook cactus, is a species of flowering cactus in the genus Sclerocactus. It is found in the Mojave Desert in the Southwestern United States.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Mojave Fishhook 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 parviflorus
Echinomastus johnsonii
Sclerocactus spinosior

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Sclerocactus
Species: Sclerocactus polyancistrus

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