familyCactaceae
subfamilyCactaceae subfam. Opuntioideae
genusCylindropuntia
speciesCylindropuntia acanthocarpa
Difference between revisions of "Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. thornberi"
Cactaceae 1: 184. 1958.
Common names: Thornber cholla
Basionym: Opuntia thornberi Thornber & Bonker
Synonyms: Opuntia acanthocarpa var. thornberi (Thornber & Bonker) L. D. Benson
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Revision as of 18:26, 18 September 2019
Shrubs, with few to many branches, at acute and obtuse angles. Stem segments gray-green, 10–25(–50) cm; tubercles very prominent and broad, 2.5–4.5 cm. Spines 6–11(–14) per areole, rarely interlacing with spines of adjacent areoles, yellow to deep red-brown, aging gray, not baggy sheathed; major abaxial spines usually deflexed and spreading. Flowers: inner tepals yellow to bronze. Fruits bearing few spines, sometimes spineless; areoles 12–20. 2n = 22.
Phenology: Flowering mid-late spring (Apr–Jun).
Habitat: Sonoran and Mojave deserts, desert grasslands, chaparral transition areas, rocky hills, ridges
Elevation: 600-1500 m
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