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shorthook fishhook cactus

Ancistrocactus brevihamatus

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) sambiology, some rights reserved (CC BY)

24 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 39, February 38, March 43, April 81, May 50, June 24, July 22, August 22, September 27, October 28, November 37, December 36.
United States448
Texas448
Mexico14
Coahuila de Zaragoza8
Nuevo Leon6

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Cactus growth formDescends from the cactus family.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Orderpinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales
Familycacti · Cactaceae
GenusAncistrocactus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise shorthook fishhook cactus with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.