PLANTS Profile for Cylindropuntia fulgida var. fulgida (jumping cholla)

Name Search
name search type enter a search name
	State Search
	Advanced Search
	Search Help


	Alternative Crops
	Characteristics
	Classification
	Cover Crops
	Culturally Significant
	Distribution Update
	Documentation
	Fact Sheets & Plant Guides
	Introduced, Invasive, and Noxious Plants
	Links
	Threatened & Endangered
	Wetland Indicator Status



	40,000+ Plant Images
	Submit Your Digital Images



	Complete PLANTS Checklist
	State PLANTS Checklist
	Advanced Search Download
	Symbols for Unknown Plants
	NRCS State GSAT Lists
	NRCS State Plants Lists



	Crop Nutrient Tool
	Ecological Site Information System
	PLANTS Identification Keys
	Plant Materials Web Site
	Plant Materials Publications
	USDA Plant Hardiness Map

Printer-Friendly

PLANTS Profile

Cylindropuntia fulgida (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth var. fulgida
jumping cholla

Symbol:

CYFUF

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub
Tree

Native Status:

L48

Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file.

Photo of Cylindropuntia fulgida (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth var. fulgida

Opuntia fulgida

Kenneth W. Parker. Provided by National Agricultural Library. Originally from US Forest Service. United States, AZ. 1941. Usage Requirements.

More Information:

Images:
Cylindropuntia fulgida (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth var. fulgida

Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Cylindropuntia thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery

Synonyms:
Cylindropuntia fulgida (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth var. fulgida

	OPFU	Opuntia fulgida Engelm.		jumping cholla
	OPFUF	Opuntia fulgida Engelm. var. fulgida		jumping cholla

Native Status:
Cylindropuntia fulgida (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth var. fulgida


View Distribution	Native Introduced

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

Related Taxa:
Cylindropuntia fulgida (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth var. fulgida

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 29 species in Cylindropuntia, 2 varieties in Cylindropuntia fulgida (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth

Classification:
Cylindropuntia fulgida (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth var. fulgida

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


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 fulgida (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth – jumping cholla
Variety	Cylindropuntia fulgida (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth var. fulgida – jumping cholla

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Cylindropuntia fulgida (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth var. fulgida

The 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 fulgida var. fulgida
jumping chain-fruit cholla		Salvage restricted

More Accounts and Images:
Cylindropuntia fulgida (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth var. fulgida

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Time Generated: 06/18/2013 02:06 AM CDT