Cylindropuntia whipplei

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Cylindropuntia whipplei
Cylindropuntia whipplei

Taxonavigation

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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 whipplei
Subspecies: C. w. subsp. enodis – C. w. subsp. whipplei

Name

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Cylindropuntia whipplei (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) F.M.Knuth, 1935

Synonyms

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  • Opuntia whipplei Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 307. 1856 syn. sec. Parfitt & Gibson 2003
  • Grusonia whipplei (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) G.D.Rowley in Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 45. 2006 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southwestern USA
      • Arizona, California
    • Regional: Southtern Central USA
      • Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah

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

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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Vernacular names

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English: Whipple cholla, Whipple's cholla
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