familyCactaceae
subfamilyCactaceae subfam. Opuntioideae
genusCylindropuntia
speciesCylindropuntia californica
varietyCylindropuntia californica var. parkeri

Cylindropuntia californica var. parkeri

(J. M. Coulter) Pinkava

J. Arizona-Nevada Acad. Sci. 33: 150. 2001.

Donald J. Pinkava
Basionym: Opuntia echinocarpa var. parkeri J. M. Coulter Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 446. 1896
Synonyms: Opuntia bernardina Engelmann ex Parish Opuntia californica var. parkeri (J. M. Coulter) Pinkava Opuntia parryi Engelmann
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 114. Mentioned on page 113, 115.

Shrubs, suberect to erect, to 1.5 m. Stem segments bearing elliptic tubercles usually 1.5–3 cm. Spines commonly with 1 (–3) central spines much longer. 2n = 22.


Phenology: Flowering spring (Apr–Jul).
Habitat: Chaparral, oak scrub, juniper woodlands, grassy rolling hills, plains
Elevation: 200-1900 m

Distribution

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Calif., Mexico (Baja California)

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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RDF feed
0-areole atypical quantity
6 (7) +
0-areole coloration
Dark gray (Yellow) +
0-areole length or size
longer +
0-areole life cycle
aging +
0-areole quantity
1 (6) +
0-areole size
subequal +
0-areole some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
2n chromosome quantity
22 +
Anther coloration
yellow +
Appearance shape
cushionlike +
Appendage architecture
arillate +
Appendage pubescence or texture
corky +
Areole arrangement or shape
elliptic +
Areole coloration
gray +  and tan +
Areole diameter
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Areole duration
deciduous +  and persistent +
Areole length
0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Areole presence
absent +
Areole prominence
Conspicuous (Obscure) +
Areole quantity
13 +  and 30 +
Areole shape
obdeltate +  and rhombic +
Areole width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Author
Donald J. Pinkava +
Authority
(J. M. Coulter) Pinkava +
Basionyms
Opuntia echinocarpa var. parkeri +
Central spine atypical quantity
1 (3) +
Central spine length or size
longer +
Central spine quantity
1 +
Chain architecture
sessile +
Chain architecture or shape
symmetric +
Chain life cycle
proliferating +
Chain orientation
arising +
Cladode length or size
long +
Cladode shape
flattened +  and cylindric +
Depression depth
deep +
Depression quantity
2 (4) +
Depression size
large +
Distribution
Calif. +  and Mexico (Baja California) +
Elevation
200-1900 m +
Envelope derivation
funicular +
Envelope texture
osseous +
Epidermis arrangement
separating +
Epidermis condition
intact +
Epidermis sheath duration
deciduous +
Filament coloration
yellow +  and green +
Flower architecture
pistillate +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower arrangement
arranged +
Flower coloration
tipped red +
Flower duration
diurnal +
Flower part life cycle
abscising +
Flower position
outer +
Flower quantity
1 +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Flower shape
salverform +, cup-shaped +  and rotate +
Flower some measurement
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Flower tube atypical some measurement
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Flower tube fusion
adnate +
Flower tube height or length or size
short +
Flower tube position
epigynous +
Flower tube some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Fruit architecture
spineless +  and few-spined +
Fruit architecture or shape
berrylike +
Fruit coloration
gray-tan;green;yellowish +
Fruit condition
drying +
Fruit condition or texture
leathery-dry +
Fruit dehiscence
indehiscent +
Fruit duration
persistent +, long +  and deciduous +
Fruit length
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3.2 cm32 mm <br />0.032 m <br />) +
Fruit relief
tuberculate +
Fruit shape
top-shaped +  and subspheric +
Fruit texture
dry +  and fleshy +
Fruit width
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (2.6 cm26 mm <br />0.026 m <br />) +
Girdle architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Girdle derivation
funicular +
Glochid coloration
Yellow-tan (Redbrown) +
Glochid presence
absent +
Habitat
Chaparral, oak scrub, juniper woodlands, grassy rolling hills, plains +
Hair density
dense +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Inflorescence derivation
true +
Inner tepal architecture or shape
emarginate-apiculate +
Inner tepal coloration
Yellow (?) +  and Greenish yellow (?) +
Inner tepal shape
spatulate +
Leaf architecture
sessile +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf duration
deciduous +
Leaf presence
absent +
Leaf prominence
vestigial +
Leaf shape
flattened +  and conic +
Leaf some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Leaf texture
succulent +
Long-shoot architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Long-shoot relief
tuberculate +
Long-shoot shape
fluted;spheric;depressed-spheric or club-shaped +
Margin coloration
tinged color +
Marginal ridge position
low +
Nectar chamber development
specialized +
Nectary architecture
sometimes covered by outgrowths of proximal portion of style base or of flower tube wall +  and open +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Outer tepal architecture or shape
sepal-like +
Outer tepal coloration
Green (?) +
Outer tepal shape
Bractlike (?) +
Ovary derivation
true +
Ovary position relational
surrounding +
Ovary prominence
sunken +
Perianth duration
persistent +  and deciduous +
Perianth life cycle
abscising +
Perianth position
epigynous +
Phenology
Flowering spring (Apr–Jul). +
Pistil architecture
compound +
Pistil architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Placenta arrangement
parietal +
Placenta atypical quantity
14 (20) +
Placenta quantity
3;14 +
Pollen architecture or coloration or relief
not reticulate +
Pollen coloration or relief
spinulo-punctate +
Protuberance fusion
coalescent +
Protuberance shape
ridgelike +  and nipple--shaped +
Proximal tubercle length
longest +
Publication title
J. Arizona-Nevada Acad. Sci. +
Publication year
2001 +
Reference
None +
Rib atypical quantity
30 (40) +
Rib orientation
vertical +
Rib quantity
3;2;2;30 +
Rib short-shoot architecture or shape
barbed +
Rib short-shoot size
minute +
Rim shape
flanged +
Root density
diffuse +
Root shape
tuberlike +
Scar depth
deep +
Scar prominence or shape
flat +
Seed arrangement
adjacent +
Seed atypical length
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Seed atypical quantity
0 (5) +
Seed coloration
tan +
Seed development
developing +
Seed diameter
0.4mm;12mm +
Seed length
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Seed presence
absent +
Seed pubescence
glabrous +
Seed quantity
1;400 +
Seed shape
warped;squarish;angular +
Seed some measurement
0.19 cm1.9 mm <br />0.0019 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Seed width
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Segment duration
persistent +
Segment fragility
detachable +
Sheath architecture or fragility
loose +
Sheath coloration
Gold (Brown) +
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Special status
Illustrated +
Spine architecture
bristlelike +
Spine architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Spine architecture or shape
barbed +
Spine atypical quantity
13 (20) +
Spine duration
deciduous +  and persistent +
Spine fragility
pliable +
Spine presence
absent +
Spine prominence
conspicuous +
Spine quantity
7 (?) +  and 13 (?) +
Spine relief or texture
roughened +
Spine shape
flattened +
Spine size
Major (?) +
Spine texture
hard +  and rigid +
Stamen quantity
50;1500 +
Stamen shape
decurrent +
Stem architecture
winged +  and unsegmented +
Stem relief
tuberculate +  and smooth +
Stem segment atypical length
40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
Stem segment coloration
green +  and purplish green +
Stem segment course
Straight (Curved) +
Stem segment fixation
attached +
Stem segment fragility
dislodged +
Stem segment length
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Stem segment pubescence
glabrous +
Stem segment relief
tuberculate +
Stem segment shape
Cylindric (Slightly clavate) +
Stem segment some measurement
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Stem segment width
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Stem shape
segmented +
Stem texture
woody +  and succulent +
Stigma lobe atypical quantity
14 (20) +
Stigma lobe coloration
cream-white +  and yellow +
Stigma lobe quantity
1;3;14 +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style coloration
cream-white +  and light green +
Style quantity
1 +
Synonyms
Opuntia bernardina +, Opuntia californica var. parkeri +  and Opuntia parryi +
Taproot derivation
adventitious +
Taproot shape
tuberlike +
Taxon family
Cactaceae +
Taxon habitat
epipetric +  and epiphytic +
Taxon name
Cylindropuntia californica var. parkeri +
Taxon parent
Cylindropuntia californica +
Taxon rank
variety +
Tepal quantity
5;50 +
Testa reflectance
dull +  and glossy +
Tip coloration
yellow +
Tubercle arrangement or shape
elliptic +
Tubercle fusion
distinct +
Tubercle presence
absent +
Tubercle prominence
prominent +
Tubercle shape
oval +  and elongate-elliptic +
Tubercle some measurement
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Umbilicus depth
deep +
Unit quantity
single +
Vascular-bundle prominence
protruding +
Vascular-bundle size
enlarged +
Volume
Volume 4 +
Whole organism architecture
trunkless +
Whole organism architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Whole organism growth form
shrub +
Whole organism habitat
terrestrial;epiphytic or epipetric +
Whole organism orientation
suberect +  and erect +
Whole organism quantity
Many (?) +
Whole organism some measurement
0m (1.5m) +
Wool coloration
dark gray +  and tan +
Wool height or length or size
short +
Wool life cycle
aging +
Wool pubescence
feltlike +
X chromosome quantity
11 +