PLANTS Profile for Cylindropuntia ×fosbergii (Hoffmann's teddybear cholla)

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Cylindropuntia ×fosbergii (C.B. Wolf) Backeb. [bigelovii × echinocarpa]
Hoffmann's teddybear cholla

Symbol:

CYFO4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub
Subshrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Cylindropuntia ×fosbergii (C.B. Wolf) Backeb. [bigelovii × echinocarpa]

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

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Cylindropuntia ×fosbergii (C.B. Wolf) Backeb. [bigelovii × echinocarpa]

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Synonyms:
Cylindropuntia ×fosbergii (C.B. Wolf) Backeb. [bigelovii × echinocarpa]

	OPBIH	Opuntia bigelovii Engelm. var. hoffmannii Fosberg
	OPFO2	Opuntia fosbergii C.B. Wolf		Hoffmann's teddybear cholla

Distribution:
Cylindropuntia ×fosbergii (C.B. Wolf) Backeb. [bigelovii × echinocarpa]


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Related Taxa:
Cylindropuntia ×fosbergii (C.B. Wolf) Backeb. [bigelovii × echinocarpa]

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 29 species in Cylindropuntia

Classification:
Cylindropuntia ×fosbergii (C.B. Wolf) Backeb. [bigelovii × echinocarpa]

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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 ×fosbergii (C.B. Wolf) Backeb. [bigelovii × echinocarpa] – Hoffmann's teddybear cholla

More Accounts and Images:
Cylindropuntia ×fosbergii (C.B. Wolf) Backeb. [bigelovii × echinocarpa]

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

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 04:34 AM CDT