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Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
Opuntia acanthocarpa
C. acanthocarpa
Conservation status
Taxonomy
Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum/Division

Magnoliophyla

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Cactaceae

Tribe

Cylindropuntieae

Genus

Cylindropuntia

Species

C. acanthocarpa

Subspecies

see text

Naming and discovery
Discovered

wikipedia:George_Engelmann and J.M. Bigelow

Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa, or the Buckhorn Cholla is a cactus that is found in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona of the United States.

Subspecies and varieties[]

  • Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa subsp. acanthocarpa
  • Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. coloradensis
  • Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. ganderi
  • Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. major
  • Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. ramosa
  • Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa var. thomberi

External links[]

Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa on Wikipedia