PLANTS Profile for Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. coloradensis (Colorado buckhorn cholla)

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Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.M. Knuth var. coloradensis (L.D. Benson) Pinkava
Colorado buckhorn cholla

Symbol:

CYACC2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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

Opuntia acanthocarpa var. coloradensis

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, NV, Clark Co., Pine Creek. June 4, 2005. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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

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Synonyms:
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.M. Knuth var. coloradensis (L.D. Benson) Pinkava

OPACC

Opuntia acanthocarpa Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow var. coloradensis L.D. Benson

Colorado buckhorn cholla

Native Status:
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.M. Knuth var. coloradensis (L.D. Benson) Pinkava


View Distribution	Native Introduced

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AZ, CA, NV, UT)

Related Taxa:
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.M. Knuth var. coloradensis (L.D. Benson) Pinkava

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 29 species in Cylindropuntia, 4 varieties in Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.M. Knuth

Classification:
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.M. Knuth var. coloradensis (L.D. Benson) Pinkava

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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
Variety	Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.M. Knuth var. coloradensis (L.D. Benson) Pinkava – Colorado buckhorn cholla

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.M. Knuth var. coloradensis (L.D. Benson) Pinkava

The synonym italicized and indented below is 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. coloradensis
		Salvage restricted
Nevada:
Opuntia acanthocarpa var. coloradensis
buckhorn cholla		Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree

More Accounts and Images:
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J.M. Bigelow) F.M. Knuth var. coloradensis (L.D. Benson) Pinkava

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: 06/19/2013 12:14 AM CDT