genus
Pineapple Cactuses
Sclerocactus
Field notes
Children
- Smallflower Fishhook Cactus native
- Mojave Fishhook Cactus native
- Colorado Hookless Cactus native
- Wright's Fishhook Cactus native
- Clover's Fishhook Cactus native
- Mesa Verde Fishhook Cactus native
- Sclerocactus dawsoniae native
- Paperspine Fishhook Cactus
- Desert Valley Fishhook Cactus native
- Whipple's Fishhook Cactus native
- Uinta Basin Hookless Cactus
- Great Basin Fishhook Cactus native
- Nye County Fishhook Cactus native
- Pariette Cactus native
- Sclerocactus pinkavanus
- Siler's Fishhook Cactus native
- Blaine Fishhook Cactus native
- Schlesser's Fishhook Cactus native
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native pineapple cactuses All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Mojave Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus polyancistrus
caterpillars
1
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Whipple's Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus whipplei
flowers
10
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Pariette Cactus
Sclerocactus brevispinus
flowers
2
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Smallflower Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus parviflorus
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Colorado Hookless Cactus
Sclerocactus glaucus
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Wright's Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus wrightiae
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Clover's Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus cloverae
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Mesa Verde Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus mesae-verdae
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Sclerocactus dawsoniae
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Desert Valley Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus spinosior
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Great Basin Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus pubispinus
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Nye County Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus nyensis
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Blaine Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus blainei
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Siler's Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus sileri
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Schlesser's Fishhook Cactus
Sclerocactus schlesseri