Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. coloradensis Calflora

Taxon Report

Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) F. M. Knuth var. coloradensis (L. D. Benson) Pinkava

(not an active name)

Colorado buckhorn cholla

2010 Neal Kramer

2013 Jean Pawek

2012 Neal Kramer

Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. coloradensis is a shrub (stem succulent) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. acanthocarpa


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Parent:	Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
Genus:	Cylindropuntia
Family:	Cactaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Opuntia acanthocarpa var. coloradensis
JEF	Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. acanthocarpa

Information about Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. coloradensis from other sources


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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: 12/21/2024).