Cylindropuntia × viridiflora

Cylindropuntia × viridiflora

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Opuntioideae
Tribus: Cylindropuntieae
Genus: Cylindropuntia
Nothospecies: Cylindropuntia × viridiflora

Name edit

Cylindropuntia × viridiflora (Britton & Rose) F.M.Knuth, Kaktus-ABC (C.Backeberg & F.M.Knuth) 124, 422. 1936.

Parentage edit

Cylindropuntia imbricata × Cylindropuntia whipplei

Synonyms edit

Basionym
  • Opuntia × viridiflora Britton & Rose, Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 1: 55. 1919.
Homotypic
  • Chilita × viridiflora (Britton & Rose) Orcutt, Cactography 2. 1926.
  • Grusonia × viridiflora (Britton & Rose) G.D.Rowley, Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 45. 2006.
  • Cylindropuntia × anasaziensis D.J.Barnett & Donnie Barnett, Cact. Colorado: 247. 2016 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Southern Central USA
      • Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names edit

English: Rat-tail cholla
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