Sclerocactus polyancistrus (Engelmann & Bigelow) Britton & Rose

Britton & Rose, Cactaceae 3: 213, 1922.

Mojave Fishhook Cactus, Pineapple Cactus, Devilīs Claw Cactus, Hermit Cactus

Type: Bigelow s.n., head of the Mojave, 15 March 1854 (MO).

Synonymy

Echinocactus polyancistrus Engelmann & Bigelow, Proc.Amer.Acad. 3:372, 1857 (preprint, 1856); U.S.Senate Rept.Expl. & Surv. R. R. Route Pacific Ocean. Botany. 4:29 pl.2,f.1-2, 1857.
Pediocactus polyancistrus (Engelmann & Bigelow) Arp, 1972,Cact. & Succt. J. (US) 44:222, 1972.

Other representative material studied.

California:fh 80, Death Valley, 1,950m,
fh 81, near Interstate 15, 650m,
fh 82, Mojave River, 750m,
fh 83, Oro Grande, 650m,
fh 83.1, n Oro Grande, 600m,
fh 83.2, Opal Mts. area, 1,000m,
fh 83.3, Hinkley area, 700m,
fh 83.4, Lenwood area, 650m,
fh 83.5, El Paso Mts., 1,200m,
fh 83.6, Helendale, 600m,
fh 83.7, Mojave River area, 500m,
fh 83.8, Barstow area, 700m,
fh 84, Inyo Co., 2,300m,
fh 85, Death Valley, 1,850m,
fh 86, near Red Rock Canyon, 900m,
fh 86.1, Randsburg area, 800m.
Nevada: fh 87, Esmeralda Co., 1,500m,
fh 87.1, Alkali, 1,510 m,
fh 87.2, Montezuma Range, 1,550m,
fh 87.3, near Goldfield, 1,520m,
fh 87.4, Silver Peak, 1,730m,
fh 87.5, Monitor Range, 1,960m,
fh 87.6, Broken to Mine, 1,450m,
fh 87.7, Lida area, 1,700 m,
fh 89, Nevada-California border, 1,300m.

SPECIES LIST
 Sclerocactus polyancistrus
Sclerocactus polyancistrus, fh 83, Oro Grande, 650m

Sclerocactus polyancistrus
Sclerocactus polyancistrus, fh80, Death Valley, 1,950m