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Sclerocactus johnsonii (Johnson's Fishhook Cactus, Johnson Barrel Cactus)

Type: Species | Edit History      Plant ID - 505078



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Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Sclerocactus
Species: Sclerocactus johnsonii
 
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  • Cacti
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  • 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 cm)
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  • < 6 inches (< 15 cm)
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  • Well-drained
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  • 5.5 - 5.9 (Medium acidic)
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  • Red
  • Pink
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süleyman (361) wrote on Nov 16 2009
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USA - Mohave desert, eastern California, Nevada, western Arizona.
Synonymes: Echinomastus johnsonii, Echinocactus johnsonii, Ferocactus johnsonii, Neolloydia johnsonii, Pediocactus johnsonii.
..quite variable in flower and spination colors.
Encounterability: Unusual in collections
Solitary, cylindrical stem, slow growing up to 30 cm tall, 7.5-10 cm in diameter.


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Other names for this plant:
Neolloydia johnsonii
Echinocactus johnsonii
Echinomastus johnsonii



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