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Cylindropuntia spinosior (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth
walkingstick cactus
       
Symbol:   CYSP8  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Cactaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Shrub  
Native Status:  
L48    N



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Opuntia spinosior

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Synonyms:
Cylindropuntia spinosior (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth

  OPSP2 Opuntia spinosior (Engelm.) Toumey   walkingstick cactus
  OPWHS Opuntia whipplei Engelm. & Bigelow var. spinosior Engelm.  
 

Distribution:
Cylindropuntia spinosior (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth

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USA (AZ, NM)
 

Related Taxa:
Cylindropuntia spinosior (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth

View 51 genera in Cactaceae, 29 species in Cylindropuntia
 

Classification:
Cylindropuntia spinosior (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Caryophyllidae
Order Caryophyllales
Family Cactaceae – Cactus family
Genus Cylindropuntia (Engelm.) Kreuzinger
Species Cylindropuntia spinosior (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth – walkingstick cactus
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Cylindropuntia spinosior (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Arizona:
Opuntia spinosior
Tourney-cane cholla              Salvage restricted
 

More Accounts and Images:
Cylindropuntia spinosior (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth

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View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
 
 
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