Common (vernacular) names applied to California vascular plants
compiled by Elizabeth Painter
up to date as of May 1, 2016
Common names (also referred to as vernacular names) are applied differently at different times and places by different users. This list is compiled from many sources and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. It is not intended to indicate which common name is correct or preferred. Please send comments about this page to Elizabeth Painter (beth.painter.48@gmail.com).
| Taxon | Sclerocactus polyancistrus |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Family common name(s) | cactus |
| Genus common name(s) | sclerocactus; devil-claw cactus; devil claw cactus |
| Species common name(s) | Mojave eagle-claw cactus; Mojave eagleclaw cactus; Mojave fishhook cactus; Mohave fishhook cactus; Mojave fish-hook; Mojave devil's-claw cactus; Mojave devil's claw cactus; Mojave bisnaga; Mohave bisnaga; many-spined devil claw; hermit cactus |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | fish-hook cactus, fishhook cactus, fish hook cactus, eagle-claw cactus, eagle claw cactus, pineapple-cactus, pineapple cactus, Mojave fish-hook cactus, Mojave fish hook cactus, red-spined fishhook cactus, red-spine fishhook cactus, red spine fishhook cactus, redspined fishhook cactus, red-spine fish-hook cactus, redspine fishhook cactus are applied to multiple Cactaceae taxa; devil's-claw, devil's claw, bisnaga, biznaga, visnaga, viznaga are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | Notes | Mojave, Mohave are proper names, so upper case preferable |
| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Echinocactus polyancistrus Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow |
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