Cylindropuntia californica
| Cylindropuntia californica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Genus: | Cylindropuntia |
| Species: | C. californica |
| Binomial name | |
| Cylindropuntia californica (Torr. & A.Gray) F.M.Knuth | |
| Synonyms | |
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Opuntia parryi | |
Cylindropuntia californica is a species of cactus known by the common names California cholla, snake cholla, and cane cholla.
Distribution
Cylindropuntia californica is native to southern California and Baja California, where it grows in coastal sage scrub, chaparral, and other local habitat.
Description
Cylindropuntia californica is a sprawling cactus which can approach 3 meters in maximum height or width. The green or purple-tinged segments are narrow and cylindrical, surfaced in fleshy tubercles bearing many gray or reddish spines up to 3 centimeters long. The flowers are yellow, sometimes tinged with green or purple. The fruit is dry, leathery, greenish or yellow, and up to 2 or 3 centimeters in length.
Varieties
- Cylindropuntia californica var. californica — Santa Ana Mountains, Southern Coast, northern Baja California. [1] [2]
- Cylindropuntia californica var. parkeri — 700–1,900 metres (2,300–6,200 ft); Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges, Colorado Desert-chaparral ecotone; northern Baja California. [3] [4]
References
External links
- Calflora Database: Cylindropuntia californica (cane cholla)
- Jepson Manual Treatment: Cylindropuntia californica
- USDA Plants Profile: Cylindropuntia californica (cane cholla)
- Flora of North America: Cylindropuntia californica
- Cylindropuntia californica — UC Photo gallery
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