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Sclerocactus nyensis; Nye Co. Fishhook Cactus   

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Sclerocactus nyensis
Sclerocactus nyensis
Nye Co. Fishhook Cactus
Photographer: Tom Sloan
Collection: Calflora

ID: 0000 0000 0614 0120 (2014-06-03)

Copyright © 2014 Tom Sloan

 
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  • date of photo  May 8, 2014
  • location   Tonopah,Nevada (Nye Co. County, Nevada, US)
  • family Cactaceae
  • order Caryophyllales
  • plant community   Great Basin.desert
  • species associated with this habitat: Sage brush-dominated desert.  
  • notes   sclerocactus nyensis with lemon yellow flowers which are normally reddish to pink up to 3.5 cm long.I believe this to be the first time that a yellow flower has been seen on sclerocactus nyensis.I discovered two plants with yellow flowers May 8,2014 Tonopah, Nevada.
  • photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
  • original filename: IMG_0079.JPG

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT
  • common names   Nye Co. Fishhook Cactus (photographer)
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