Difference between revisions of "Sclerocactus wrightiae"

L. D. Benson

Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 38: 55, figs. 5, 6. 1966.

Common names: Wright’s cactus Wright’s fishhook cactus
Synonyms: Ferocactus wrightiae (L. D. Benson) N. P. TaylorPediocactus wrightiae (L. D. Benson) Arp
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--><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="stem architecture;stem coloration;stem shape;stem shape;stem height or length or size;stem shape;stem atypical length;stem atypical length;stem length;stem width"><b>Stems </b>usually unbranched, usually pale green, depressed-spheric, spheric or short cylindric, (1–) 4–8 (–11) × 4–8 cm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="rib count;tubercle prominence">ribs 13–16, tubercles often evident on ribs.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties=""><b>Spines </b>slightly or not obscuring stem;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="spine arrangement;spine atypical count;spine count;spine coloration;spine coloration;spine coloration;spine atypical some measurement;spine some measurement">radial spines 5–10 (–14) per areole, pale to white, 6–17 (–20) mm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="central spine atypical count;central spine count;central spine shape;central spine shape;central spine shape">central spines (3–) 4 per areole, terete to angled;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="abaxial central spine count;abaxial central spine coloration;abaxial central spine coloration;abaxial central spine coloration;abaxial central spine shape;abaxial central spine atypical length;abaxial central spine length;abaxial central spine width;tip coloration;tip coloration;tip coloration">abaxial central spine 1 per areole, white to tan with tan to black tips, hooked, 10–30 (–44) × 0.5–1 mm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="lateral adaxial spine count;lateral adaxial spine coloration;lateral adaxial spine coloration;lateral adaxial spine coloration;lateral adaxial spine coloration;lateral adaxial spine coloration;lateral adaxial spine atypical length;lateral adaxial spine length;lateral adaxial spine width">lateral adaxial spines 2 per areole, white or brown to reddish-brown or black, 10–21 (–35) × 0.8–1.5 mm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="adaxial central spine coloration;adaxial central spine shape;adaxial central spine shape;adaxial central spine shape;adaxial central spine atypical length;adaxial central spine length;adaxial central spine width">adaxial central spine white, flat to angled, 6–27 (–35) × 5–15 mm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="flower odor;flower shape;flower shape;flower shape;flower atypical length;flower length;flower width"><b>Flowers </b>fragrant, funnelform to campanulate, sometimes narrowly so, (2–) 3–4 × 2–4 cm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="outer tepal coloration;outer tepal coloration;outer tepal coloration;outer tepal coloration;outer tepal shape;outer tepal length;outer tepal width;midstripe coloration">outer tepals with reddish-brown midstripes and white to cream or pinkish margins, oblanceolate, 13–23 × 3–7 mm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="inner tepal coloration;inner tepal coloration;inner tepal coloration;inner tepal coloration;inner tepal shape;inner tepal length;inner tepal width">inner tepals white to cream or pink, oblanceolate, 25–30 × 5–7 mm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="filament coloration">filaments magenta;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="anther coloration">anthers yellow.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="fruit dehiscence;fruit shape;fruit shape;fruit length;fruit width;scale count;scale count"><b>Fruits </b>irregularly dehiscent, ovoid, barrel-shaped, 9–15 × 7–12 mm, scales few or absent;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="ovary relief;ovary pubescence or relief or texture">ovary papillate, appearing granular.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s15" data-properties="seed coloration;seed length;seed width;papilla shape"><b>Seeds </b>black, 2 × 3.5 mm, testa with rounded papillae.</span><!--
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Stems </b>usually unbranched, usually pale green, depressed-spheric, spheric or short cylindric, (1–)4–8(–11) × 4–8 cm; ribs 13–16, tubercles often evident on ribs. <b>Spines</b> slightly or not obscuring stem; radial spines 5–10(–14) per areole, pale to white, 6–17(–20) mm; central spines (3–)4 per areole, terete to angled; abaxial central spine 1 per areole, white to tan with tan to black tips, hooked, 10–30(–44) × 0.5–1 mm; lateral adaxial spines 2 per areole, white or brown to reddish brown or black, 10–21(–35) × 0.8–1.5 mm; adaxial central spine white, flat to angled, 6–27(–35) × 5–15 mm. <b>Flowers</b> fragrant, funnelform to campanulate, sometimes narrowly so, (2–)3–4 × 2–4 cm; outer tepals with reddish brown midstripes and white to cream or pinkish margins, oblanceolate, 13–23 × 3–7 mm; inner tepals white to cream or pink, oblanceolate, 25–30 × 5–7 mm; filaments magenta; anthers yellow. <b>Fruits</b> irregularly dehiscent, ovoid, barrel-shaped, 9–15 × 7–12 mm, scales few or absent; ovary papillate, appearing granular. <b>Seeds</b> black, 2 × 3.5 mm, testa with rounded papillae.</span><!--
  
 
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|phenology=Flowering late Apr–May.
 
|habitat=Exposed, highly alkaline, often bare clay hills, desert grasslands or saltbush flats
 
|habitat=Exposed, highly alkaline, often bare clay hills, desert grasslands or saltbush flats
 
|elevation=1300-1800 m
 
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|basionyms=
 
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|family=Cactaceae
 
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|phenology=Flowering late Apr–May.
 
|habitat=Exposed, highly alkaline, often bare clay hills, desert grasslands or saltbush flats
 
|habitat=Exposed, highly alkaline, often bare clay hills, desert grasslands or saltbush flats
 
|elevation=1300-1800 m
 
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|publication year=1966
 
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|subfamily=Cactaceae subfam. Cactoideae
 
|subfamily=Cactaceae subfam. Cactoideae
 
|genus=Sclerocactus
 
|genus=Sclerocactus
 
|species=Sclerocactus wrightiae
 
|species=Sclerocactus wrightiae
|abaxial central spine atypical length=30mm;44mm
 
|abaxial central spine coloration=white;tan
 
|abaxial central spine count=1
 
|abaxial central spine length=10mm;30mm
 
|abaxial central spine shape=hooked
 
|abaxial central spine width=0.5mm;1mm
 
|adaxial central spine atypical length=27mm;35mm
 
|adaxial central spine coloration=white
 
|adaxial central spine length=6mm;27mm
 
|adaxial central spine shape=flat;angled
 
|adaxial central spine width=5mm;15mm
 
|anther coloration=yellow
 
|central spine atypical count=3;4
 
|central spine count=4
 
|central spine shape=terete;angled
 
|filament coloration=magenta
 
|flower atypical length=2cm;3cm
 
|flower length=3cm;4cm
 
|flower odor=fragrant
 
|flower shape=funnelform;campanulate
 
|flower width=2cm;4cm
 
|fruit dehiscence=dehiscent
 
|fruit length=9mm;15mm
 
|fruit shape=barrel-shaped;ovoid
 
|fruit width=7mm;12mm
 
|inner tepal coloration=white;cream or pink
 
|inner tepal length=25mm;30mm
 
|inner tepal shape=oblanceolate
 
|inner tepal width=5mm;7mm
 
|lateral adaxial spine atypical length=21mm;35mm
 
|lateral adaxial spine coloration=brown;reddish-brown or black
 
|lateral adaxial spine count=2
 
|lateral adaxial spine length=10mm;21mm
 
|lateral adaxial spine width=0.8mm;1.5mm
 
|midstripe coloration=reddish-brown
 
|outer tepal coloration=white;cream or pinkish
 
|outer tepal length=13mm;23mm
 
|outer tepal shape=oblanceolate
 
|outer tepal width=3mm;7mm
 
|ovary pubescence or relief or texture=granular
 
|ovary relief=papillate
 
|papilla shape=rounded
 
|rib count=13;16
 
|scale count=absent;few
 
|seed coloration=black
 
|seed length=2
 
|seed width=3.5
 
|spine arrangement=radial
 
|spine atypical count=10;14
 
|spine atypical some measurement=17mm;20mm
 
|spine coloration=pale;white
 
|spine count=5;10
 
|spine some measurement=6mm;17mm
 
|stem architecture=unbranched
 
|stem atypical length=8cm;11cm
 
|stem coloration=pale green
 
|stem height or length or size=short
 
|stem length=4cm;8cm
 
|stem shape=cylindric;spheric;depressed-spheric
 
|stem width=4cm;8cm
 
|tip coloration=tan;black
 
|tubercle prominence=evident
 
 
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Revision as of 14:08, 27 July 2019

Stems usually unbranched, usually pale green, depressed-spheric, spheric or short cylindric, (1–)4–8(–11) × 4–8 cm; ribs 13–16, tubercles often evident on ribs. Spines slightly or not obscuring stem; radial spines 5–10(–14) per areole, pale to white, 6–17(–20) mm; central spines (3–)4 per areole, terete to angled; abaxial central spine 1 per areole, white to tan with tan to black tips, hooked, 10–30(–44) × 0.5–1 mm; lateral adaxial spines 2 per areole, white or brown to reddish brown or black, 10–21(–35) × 0.8–1.5 mm; adaxial central spine white, flat to angled, 6–27(–35) × 5–15 mm. Flowers fragrant, funnelform to campanulate, sometimes narrowly so, (2–)3–4 × 2–4 cm; outer tepals with reddish brown midstripes and white to cream or pinkish margins, oblanceolate, 13–23 × 3–7 mm; inner tepals white to cream or pink, oblanceolate, 25–30 × 5–7 mm; filaments magenta; anthers yellow. Fruits irregularly dehiscent, ovoid, barrel-shaped, 9–15 × 7–12 mm, scales few or absent; ovary papillate, appearing granular. Seeds black, 2 × 3.5 mm, testa with rounded papillae.


Phenology: Flowering late Apr–May.
Habitat: Exposed, highly alkaline, often bare clay hills, desert grasslands or saltbush flats
Elevation: 1300-1800 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Sclerocactus wrightiae displays considerable morphologic variation, presumably due to introgression with S. parviflorus; however, it can usually be recognized by its noticeably fragrant flowers with pink to white tepals, and magenta staminal filaments. Although S. wrightiae generally has smaller stems and flowers and shorter spines than S. parviflorus, there are many exceptions.

Sclerocactus wrightiae is known to occur only near the Fremont River and San Rafael Swell in Utah. Exploitation by cactus collectors is partly responsible for its scarcity.

Sclerocactus wrightiae is in the Center for Plant Conservation’s National Collection of Endangered Plants.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Sclerocactus wrightiae"
Kenneth D. Heil +  and J. Mark Porter +
L. D. Benson +
Wright’s cactus +  and Wright’s fishhook cactus +
1300-1800 m +
Exposed, highly alkaline, often bare clay hills, desert grasslands or saltbush flats +
Flowering late Apr–May. +
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) +
Ferocactus wrightiae +  and Pediocactus wrightiae +
Sclerocactus wrightiae +
Sclerocactus +
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