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

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Cylindropuntia fulgida (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth var. mamillata (Schott ex Engelm.) Backeb.
jumping cholla

Symbol:

CYFUM

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub
Tree

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

Images:
Cylindropuntia fulgida (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth var. mamillata (Schott ex Engelm.) Backeb.

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Synonyms:
Cylindropuntia fulgida (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth var. mamillata (Schott ex Engelm.) Backeb.

	OPFUM	Opuntia fulgida Engelm. var. mamillata (Schott ex Engelm.) J.M. Coult.		jumping cholla
	OPMA4	Opuntia mamillata Schott ex Engelm.

Native Status:
Cylindropuntia fulgida (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth var. mamillata (Schott ex Engelm.) Backeb.


View Distribution	Native Introduced

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USA (AZ)

Related Taxa:
Cylindropuntia fulgida (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth var. mamillata (Schott ex Engelm.) Backeb.

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. mamillata (Schott ex Engelm.) Backeb.

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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 fulgida (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth – jumping cholla
Variety	Cylindropuntia fulgida (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth var. mamillata (Schott ex Engelm.) Backeb. – jumping cholla

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Cylindropuntia fulgida (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth var. mamillata (Schott ex Engelm.) Backeb.

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. mamillata
		Salvage restricted

More Accounts and Images:
Cylindropuntia fulgida (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth var. mamillata (Schott ex Engelm.) Backeb.

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

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 11:12 AM CDT