PLANTS Profile for Cylindropuntia wolfii (Wolf's opuntia)

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Cylindropuntia wolfii (L.D. Benson) J. Rebman
Wolf's opuntia

Symbol:

CYWO

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Cylindropuntia wolfii (L.D. Benson) J. Rebman

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, San Diego Co., Anza-Borrego State Park Headquarters. April 8, 2007. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Cylindropuntia wolfii (L.D. Benson) J. Rebman

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Synonyms:
Cylindropuntia wolfii (L.D. Benson) J. Rebman

	OPECW	Opuntia echinocarpa Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow var. wolfii L.D. Benson
	OPWO4	Opuntia wolfii (L.D. Benson) M.A. Baker		Wolf's opuntia

Distribution:
Cylindropuntia wolfii (L.D. Benson) J. Rebman


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USA (CA)

Related Taxa:
Cylindropuntia wolfii (L.D. Benson) J. Rebman

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 29 species in Cylindropuntia

Classification:
Cylindropuntia wolfii (L.D. Benson) J. Rebman

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Cactaceae – Cactus family
Genus	Cylindropuntia (Engelm.) Kreuzinger
Species	Cylindropuntia wolfii (L.D. Benson) J. Rebman – Wolf's opuntia

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Cylindropuntia wolfii (L.D. Benson) J. Rebman

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View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 07:51 AM CDT