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Cylindropuntia echinocarpa
Cylindropuntia echinocarpa
Cholla Plateada
Photographer: Brother Alfred Brousseau
Organization: St. Mary's College
Collection: Brousseau

ID: 6212 3041 0461 0048 (1996-12-20)

Copyright © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

 
INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
  • date of photo  Apr 3, 1986
  • location   JOSHUA TREE (Riverside County, California, US)
  • family Cactaceae
  • synonyms Opuntia echinocarpa
  • contributor's ID #  O14AX
  • photo category: Plant - annual/perennial

  • ADDITIONAL TAXONOMIC NOTES FOR THIS PHOTO
  • name change notes   May 21, 2014: TJM1 name Opuntia echinocarpa changed to TJM2 name Cylindropuntia echinocarpa . (University & Jepson Herbaria)

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT
  • common names   Cholla Plateada, Golden Cholla, Silver Cholla (ITIS )
  • Look for Jepson Manual treatments, maps (University & Jepson Herbaria)
  • View Calflora record for Cylindropuntia echinocarpa
  • View all photos in CalPhotos of Cylindropuntia echinocarpa
  • Check Google Images for Cylindropuntia echinocarpa


  • Reviewers' comments about this photo (review or add another comment)
    1. Reviewed by Jon Rebman    May 25, 2005

    Action: changed name from "Opuntia bigelovii" to "Opuntia echinocarpa "

    Reviewer's comments:
         "Note yellow tepals of flowers and spination of stems which are not typical for O. bigelovii"

     
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