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Taxon:
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
(Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) F. M. Knuth
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Cylindropuntia
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Opuntioideae
Tribe:
Cylindropuntieae
Nomen number:
451260
Place of publication:
C. Backeberg & F. M. Knuth, Kaktus-ABC 124. 1936
Comment:
for the date of publication of this work see Taxon 45: 513-514. 1996
Verified:
07/11/2006
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
(Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) F. M. Knuth var.
acanthocarpa
(0 active accession[s])
Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
(Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow) F. M. Knuth var.
coloradensis
(L. D. Benson) Pinkava
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Opuntia acanthocarpa
Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Opuntia acanthocarpa
Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow var.
acanthocarpa
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Conservation Status
CITES.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
Reference(s)
CITES.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-.
Flora of North America.
Hickman, J. C., ed.
1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Note:
=
Opuntia acanthocarpa
Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow
Hunt, D. et al., eds.
2006. The new cactus lexicon
Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins.
1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran desert.
Note:
=
Opuntia acanthocarpa
Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow
Common names
English
buckhorn cholla –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Baja California (Norte)
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Sonora
1
Native
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
Arizona
1
Native
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
California
s.e.
1
Native
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
Nevada
s.e.
1
Native
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
United States
Utah
s.w.
Native
Northern America
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Arizona, California (s.e.), Nevada (s.e.), Utah (s.w.)]
NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Baja California (Norte), Sonora]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025
. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL:
https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=451260
. Accessed
2 May 2025
.
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