PLANTS Profile for Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (buck-horn cholla)

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Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.M. Knuth
buck-horn cholla

Symbol:

CYAC8

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.M. Knuth

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Distribution:
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.M. Knuth


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USA (AZ, CA, NV, UT)

Related Taxa:
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.M. Knuth

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 29 species in Cylindropuntia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.M. Knuth var. acanthocarpa. . Image Available.

Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. acanthocarpa
buckhorn cholla

Distribution of Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.M. Knuth var. coloradensis (L.D. Benson) Pinkava. . Image Available.

Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. coloradensis
Colorado buckhorn cholla

Distribution of Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.M. Knuth var. major (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) Pinkava. . Image Available.

Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. major
buckhorn cholla

Distribution of Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.M. Knuth var. thornberi (Thornb. & Bonker) Pinkava. .

Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. thornberi
Thornber's buckhorn cholla

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.M. Knuth

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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 acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.M. Knuth – buck-horn cholla

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.M. Knuth

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Arizona:
Opuntia acanthocarpa var. acanthocarpa [=CYACA2]
buckhorn cholla		Salvage restricted
Opuntia acanthocarpa var. coloradensis [=CYACC2]
		Salvage restricted
Opuntia acanthocarpa var. major [=CYACM]
		Salvage restricted
Opuntia acanthocarpa var. thornberi [=CYACT]
		Salvage restricted
Nevada:
Opuntia acanthocarpa var. coloradensis [=CYACC2]
buckhorn cholla		Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree

More Accounts and Images:
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.M. Knuth

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

Time Generated: 06/20/2013 12:22 AM CDT