PLANTS Profile for Cylindropuntia imbricata var. argentea (tree cholla)

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PLANTS Profile

Cylindropuntia imbricata (Haw.) F.M. Knuth var. argentea (Anthony) Backeb.
tree cholla

Symbol:

CYIMA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cactaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Shrub
Tree

L48

More Information:

Images:
Cylindropuntia imbricata (Haw.) F.M. Knuth var. argentea (Anthony) Backeb.

Synonyms:
Cylindropuntia imbricata (Haw.) F.M. Knuth var. argentea (Anthony) Backeb.

OPIMA

Opuntia imbricata (Haw.) DC. var. argentea Anthony

tree cholla

Distribution:
Cylindropuntia imbricata (Haw.) F.M. Knuth var. argentea (Anthony) Backeb.


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Related Taxa:
Cylindropuntia imbricata (Haw.) F.M. Knuth var. argentea (Anthony) Backeb.

Classification:
Cylindropuntia imbricata (Haw.) F.M. Knuth var. argentea (Anthony) 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 imbricata (Haw.) F.M. Knuth – tree cholla
Variety	Cylindropuntia imbricata (Haw.) F.M. Knuth var. argentea (Anthony) Backeb. – tree cholla

More Accounts and Images:
Cylindropuntia imbricata (Haw.) F.M. Knuth var. argentea (Anthony) Backeb.

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

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 02:44 AM CDT