Sclerocactus

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q134838
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Sclerocactus

Summary

Sclerocactus is a taxon[1]. Sclerocactus ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #1,621 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sclerocactus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Sclerocactus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Sclerocactus is classified within Cacteae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Sclerocactus is Sclerocactus[6].
  • Sclerocactus's Commons category is recorded as Sclerocactus[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Sclerocactus is Echinocactus polyancistrus[8].
  • Sclerocactus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sclerocactus[9].
  • Sclerocactus's taxon synonym is recorded as Coloradoa[10].
  • Sclerocactus's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=10957[11].
  • Sclerocactus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'fishhook cactus'}[12].
  • Sclerocactus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kynsikaktukset'}[13].
  • Sclerocactus is commonly known as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Standenis'}[14].
  • Sclerocactus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Sklerokaktussläktet'}[15].
  • Sclerocactus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '虹山玉属'}[16].
  • Sclerocactus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '白红山属'}[17].
  • Sclerocactus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鯱玉属'}[18].
  • Sclerocactus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '琥玉属'}[19].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Sclerocactus is Sclerocactus[6]. Sclerocactus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Sclerocactus belongs to the parent taxon Cacteae[5]. The taxonomic type of Sclerocactus is Echinocactus polyancistrus[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'fishhook cactus'}[12], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kynsikaktukset'}[13], {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Standenis'}[14], {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Sklerokaktussläktet'}[15], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '虹山玉属'}[16], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '白红山属'}[17].

Identifiers

Sclerocactus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 72348[20]. Sclerocactus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 130167[21]. Sclerocactus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 38081[22]. Sclerocactus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3084524[23]. Sclerocactus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 19758[24].

Why It Matters

Sclerocactus ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #1,621 of 195,241).[2] Sclerocactus has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Sclerocactus is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Das große Kakteen-Lexikon. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Das große Kakteen-Lexikon. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Families and genera of Chinese angiosperms: a synoptic classification based on APG III. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Families and genera of Chinese angiosperms: a synoptic classification based on APG III. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Families and genera of Chinese angiosperms: a synoptic classification based on APG III. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Cacteae
    Taxon rank genus
    Instance of taxon
    Taxonomic type Echinocactus polyancistrus
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