Grusonia
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| Grusonia | |
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| Grusonia parishii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Opuntioideae |
| Tribe: | Cylindropuntieae |
| Genus: | Grusonia Rchb.f. ex Britton & Rose[1] |
| Species | |
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Grusonia is a genus of opuntioid cacti (family Cactaceae), originating from the North American Deserts in Southwest United States and northern Mexico, including Baja California. Authors differ on precise boundaries of the genus, which has been included in Cylindropuntia.[2]
Species include:[3]
References
- ↑ IPNI Plant Name Query Results for Grusonia, The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2012-04-17. The IPNI entry notes that Britton & Rose incorrectly gave the authority as "F. Reichenbach", an error repeated by Anderson (2001, p. 342).
- ↑ Anderson, Edward F. (2001), The Cactus Family, Pentland, Oregon: Timber Press, ISBN 978-0-88192-498-5, pp. 342–343
- ↑ Anderson 2001, pp. 343–347.
See also
- Category: Flora of the California desert regions
- Category: Flora of the Sonoran Deserts
- Category: Flora of Baja California
- and
- Category: Deserts of Mexico
- Category: Deserts of California
- Category: Deserts of Arizona
- Category: Deserts of New Mexico
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- Baja California Desert
- El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar
- Sonoran Desert
- Colorado Desert
- Yuma Desert
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