Opuntia wigginsii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Opuntia wigginsii L. D. Benson

Wiggins' cholla, Wiggins's cholla

2010 Thomas Stoughton

2004 James M. Andre

2010 Malia Volke

Opuntia wigginsii is a shrub (stem succulent) that is native to California, and also found in Arizona.

also called Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

California Rare Plant Rank: 3.3 (review list).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~6 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Opuntia
Family:	Cactaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by CNPS

Alternate Names:


j93	Opuntia Xwigginsii

Information about Opuntia wigginsii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (CYEC3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 3.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/22/2024).