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Sclerocactus johnsonii (synonyms including Echinomastus johnsonii) is a species of cactus known by the common names Johnson's beehive cactus and Johnson's fishhook cactus. It is native to the southwestern United States from eastern California to Utah and northwestern Mexico, [1] where it can be found in desert scrub habitat. It produces an egg ...
Sclerocactus johnsonii subsp. erectocentrus, synonyms including Echinomastus erectocentrus, is a subspecies of cactus, [3] known by the common names redspine fishhook cactus, [4] redspine butterfly cactus, [5] acuña cactus, needle-spine pineapple cactus, red pineapple cactus, and purple-spine viznagita. [6]
Echinomastus (meaning "spiny breast") was a formerly recognized genus of cacti. As of February 2024 [update] , it is accepted as a synonym of Sclerocactus . [ 1 ] Species formerly placed in the genus are native to the southwestern United States and Mexico.
Sclerocactus are easy to cultivate. They are generally a cold-adapted genus. They grow in very arid areas which are subjected to deep cold in spots where water flows irregularly or depressions where water can accumulate for short period of time.
A fishhook Mammillaria. Fishhook cactus is a common name for any hook-spined species of the genera Mammillaria, Echinomastus, Sclerocactus, or Cochemiea.They are small cacti, usually growing up to 6-7 inches (20 cm) high, and are shaped similar to a barrel cactus.
Researchers believe they've recorded potentially the first-ever sighting of an adult abyssal fish, Melanocetus johnsonii, in broad daylight. Normally found at depths between 200 and 2,000 meters ...
Neolloydia is a formerly recognized genus of cacti.The genus was first erected by Britton and Rose in 1922. [1] Edward F. Anderson regarded Neolloydia as being poorly defined, with the result that species that had at times been included in Neolloydia were afterwards placed in multiple genera, including Coryphantha, Echinomastus, Escobaria, Mammillaria, Sclerocactus, Thelocactus and Turbinicarpus.
The Sonoran Desert. The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert and ecoregion which covers large parts of the southwestern United States and of northwestern Mexico. With an area of 260,000 square kilometers (100,000 sq mi), it is the hottest desert in Mexico.