PLANTS Profile for Cylindropuntia californica var. californica (California pricklypear)

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Cylindropuntia californica (Torr. & A. Gray) F.M. Knuth var. californica
California pricklypear

Symbol:

CYCAC

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Cylindropuntia californica (Torr. & A. Gray) F.M. Knuth var. californica

Brother Alfred Brousseau. Courtesy of St. Mary's College of California. ©St. Mary's College of California. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Cylindropuntia californica (Torr. & A. Gray) F.M. Knuth var. californica

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Synonyms:
Cylindropuntia californica (Torr. & A. Gray) F.M. Knuth var. californica

OPCA11	Opuntia californica (Torr. & A. Gray) Coville	California pricklypear
OPCAC2	Opuntia californica (Torr. & A. Gray) Coville var. californica	California pricklypear
OPPAS	Opuntia parryi Engelm. var. serpentina (Engelm.) L.D. Benson
OPSE3	Opuntia serpentina Engelm.

Distribution:
Cylindropuntia californica (Torr. & A. Gray) F.M. Knuth var. californica


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Related Taxa:
Cylindropuntia californica (Torr. & A. Gray) F.M. Knuth var. californica

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 29 species in Cylindropuntia, 2 varieties in Cylindropuntia californica (Torr. & A. Gray) F.M. Knuth

Classification:
Cylindropuntia californica (Torr. & A. Gray) F.M. Knuth var. californica

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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 californica (Torr. & A. Gray) F.M. Knuth – California cholla
Variety	Cylindropuntia californica (Torr. & A. Gray) F.M. Knuth var. californica – California pricklypear

More Accounts and Images:
Cylindropuntia californica (Torr. & A. Gray) F.M. Knuth var. californica

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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: 05/23/2013 01:40 PM CDT