Cylindropuntia ramosissima (Engelm.) F. M. Knuth GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Cylindropuntia

Family:

Cactaceae

Subfamily:

Opuntioideae

Tribe:

Cylindropuntieae

Nomen number:

478553

Place of publication:

C. Backeberg & F. M. Knuth, Kaktus-ABC 122. 1936

Comment:

for the date of publication of this work see Taxon 45: 513-514. 1996

Verified:

06/06/2018 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Opuntia ramosissima Engelm.

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Reference(s)

Baldwin, B. G. et al. Jepson eFlora (on-line resource).
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.

Common names

English
diamond cholla –
pencil cactus –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja
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
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada

Native
Northern America

SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja, 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=478553. Accessed 6 May 2025.

Taxon: Cylindropuntia ramosissima (Engelm.) F. M. Knuth