• Source: Sclerocactus whipplei

Sclerocactus whipplei, or Whipple's fishhook cactus, is a cactus (family Cactaceae) found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States.: 116 
The cactus was named in honor of Lieut. Amiel Weeks Whipple (1818-1863) the military engineer/surveyor, who led boundary survey team that identified the cactus specimen.




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• Sclerocactus whipplei
• Sclerocactus
• Sclerocactus sileri
• List of least concern plants
• Amiel Weeks Whipple
• Pediocactus paradinei
• List of flora of the Sonoran Desert Region by common name
• List of flora of the Mojave Desert region