Cylindropuntia prolifera

Cylindropuntia prolifera

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
Species: Cylindropuntia prolifera

Name edit

Cylindropuntia prolifera (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth, 1936 ["1935"]

Synonyms edit

  • Opuntia prolifera Engelm. in Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 14(42): 338. 1852 syn. sec. Hernández & al. 2014
  • Grusonia prolifera (Engelm.) G.D.Rowley in Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 45. 2006 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southwestern USA
      • California
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Northwest
    • Introduced into:
      • Canary Is., South Australia, Spain

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

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Vernacular names edit

English: Coastal cholla
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