familyCactaceae
subfamilyCactaceae subfam. Opuntioideae
genusOpuntia
speciesOpuntia basilaris
varietyOpuntia basilaris var. brachyclada

Opuntia basilaris var. brachyclada

(Griffiths) Munz

Man. S. Calif. Bot., 599. 1935.

Donald J. Pinkava
Common names: Little beavertail pricklypear
EndemicConservation concern
Basionym: Opuntia brachyclada Griffiths Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 27: 25. 1914
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Mentioned on page 145.

Stem segments decumbent, little flattened, oblong to narrowly spatulate, cylindric to clublike, 5–13 × 1.5–5 cm; areoles 4–6 (–7) per diagonal row across midstem segment, circular. Spines absent. Fruits spineless. 2n = 22.


Phenology: Flowering spring (May).
Habitat: Slopes of chaparral, oak-pine woodlands
Elevation: 1200-1800 m

Distribution

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Calif.

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
22 +
Age architecture
continuous +
Anther coloration
yellowish +
Appearance shape
cushionlike +
Appendage architecture
arillate +
Appendage pubescence or texture
corky +
Areole arrangement or shape
circular +
Areole atypical length
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Areole atypical quantity
6 (7) +
Areole atypical width
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Areole coloration
yellow +
Areole course
straight +
Areole duration
deciduous +  and persistent +
Areole length
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Areole orientation
Spreading (?) +
Areole presence
absent +
Areole prominence
Conspicuous (Obscure) +
Areole quantity
4 +  and 6 +
Areole shape
acicular +
Areole some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Areole width
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (?) +
Author
Donald J. Pinkava +
Authority
(Griffiths) Munz +
Basionyms
Opuntia brachyclada +
Bristle shape
Hairlike (?) +
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 +
Common name
Little beavertail pricklypear +
Depression depth
shallow +
Depression quantity
1 (4) +
Depression size
large +
Distribution
Calif. +
Elevation
1200-1800 m +
Envelope derivation
funicular +
Envelope texture
osseous +
Epidermis arrangement
separating +
Epidermis condition
intact +
Filament coloration
red-magenta +
Flower architecture
staminate +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower arrangement
arranged +
Flower duration
diurnal +
Flower part life cycle
abscising +
Flower quantity
1 +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Flower shape
salverform +, cup-shaped +  and rotate +
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 +
Fruit architecture or shape
burlike +  and spiny +
Fruit coloration
tan +
Fruit condition
drying +
Fruit condition or texture
dry +
Fruit course
straight +
Fruit dehiscence
indehiscent +
Fruit duration
persistent +, long +  and deciduous +
Fruit length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Fruit life cycle
maturing +
Fruit pubescence
puberulent +
Fruit relief
tuberculate +  and smooth +
Fruit shape
clavate +  and cylindric ovoid or obovoid +
Fruit texture
fleshy +  and juicy or dry +
Fruit width
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.3 cm23 mm <br />0.023 m <br />) +
Girdle prominence
protruding +
Girdle some measurement
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Glochid coloration
Yellow (Redbrown or dark-brown) +
Glochid presence
absent +
Glochid quantity
numerous +
Glochid some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Grain relief
foveolate +  and reticulate +
Habitat
Slopes of chaparral, oak-pine woodlands +
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
Pink (?) +  and Magenta (?) +
Inner tepal shape
oblong +  and spatulate +
Inner tepal some measurement
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
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 +
Main axis development
determinate +
Main axis shape
terete +
Margin coloration
tinged color +
Nectar chamber architecture
open +  and simple +
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 (?) +  and Yellow (?) +
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 (May). +
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 coloration
yellow +
Protuberance fusion
coalescent +
Protuberance shape
ridgelike +  and nipple--shaped +
Proximal style width
thickening +
Publication title
Man. S. Calif. Bot., +
Publication year
1935 +
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 +
Root density
diffuse +
Root shape
tuberlike +
Scar depth
deep +
Scar prominence or shape
flat +
Seed arrangement
adjacent +
Seed arrangement or shape
angular +
Seed atypical quantity
0 (5) +
Seed coloration
yellowish +  and tan +
Seed development
developing +
Seed diameter
0.4mm;12mm +
Seed length
0.65 cm6.5 mm <br />0.0065 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Seed presence
absent +
Seed pubescence
glabrous +
Seed quantity
1;400 +
Seed shape
subspheric +
Seed some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Seed width
0.65 cm6.5 mm <br />0.0065 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Segment duration
persistent +
Segment fragility
detachable +
Segment height
tall +
Segment some measurement
7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
Side architecture or pubescence or relief
bearing 1-3 depressions +  and smooth +
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Special status
Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
Spine architecture
not sheathed +
Spine architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Spine architecture or shape
barbed +
Spine atypical quantity
0 (8) +
Spine atypical some measurement
7.5 cm75 mm <br />0.075 m <br /> (17 cm170 mm <br />0.17 m <br />) +
Spine coloration
dark-brown +  and black +
Spine duration
deciduous +  and persistent +
Spine fragility
pliable +
Spine life cycle
aging +
Spine presence
absent +
Spine prominence
conspicuous +
Spine pubescence
with hairlike bristles +  and setose +
Spine quantity
0 (?) +  and 15 (?) +
Spine relief or texture
roughened +
Spine shape
terete +  and angular-flattened +
Spine size
Slender (Stout) +
Spine some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (7.5 cm75 mm <br />0.075 m <br />) +
Spine texture
hard +  and rigid +
Stamen quantity
50;1500 +
Stamen shape
decurrent +
Stem architecture
winged +  and unsegmented +
Stem relief
tuberculate +  and smooth +
Stem segment architecture
not disarticulating +
Stem segment architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Stem segment arrangement or shape
circular +
Stem segment atypical length
22 cm220 mm <br />0.22 m <br /> (35 cm350 mm <br />0.35 m <br />) +
Stem segment atypical width
13.5 cm135 mm <br />0.135 m <br /> (16 cm160 mm <br />0.16 m <br />) +
Stem segment coloration
tinged maroon-purple +, blue +  and yellow-green +
Stem segment growth form or orientation
decumbent +
Stem segment length
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br />) +
Stem segment pubescence
puberulent +
Stem segment relief
papillose +
Stem segment shape
Oblong (Narrowly spatulate cylindric) +
Stem segment width
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Stem shape
segmented +
Stem texture
woody +  and succulent +
Stigma lobe atypical quantity
14 (20) +
Stigma lobe coloration
white +  and cream +
Stigma lobe quantity
1;3;14 +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style coloration
white +  and pink +
Style quantity
1 +
Taproot derivation
adventitious +
Taproot shape
tuberlike +
Taxon family
Cactaceae +
Taxon habitat
epipetric +  and epiphytic +
Taxon name
Opuntia basilaris var. brachyclada +
Taxon parent
Opuntia basilaris +
Taxon rank
variety +
Tepal quantity
5;50 +
Testa reflectance
dull +  and glossy +
Tip coloration
yellow +  and paler +
Trunk shape
segmented +
Tubercle fusion
distinct +
Tubercle presence
absent +
Umbilicus depth
deep +
Umbilicus some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Unit quantity
single +
Vascular-bundle prominence
protruding +
Vascular-bundle size
enlarged +
Volume
Volume 4 +
Whole organism architecture
branched +
Whole organism architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Whole organism atypical quantity
2 (3) +
Whole organism growth form
shrub +
Whole organism habitat
terrestrial;epiphytic or epipetric +
Whole organism orientation
erect +  and trailing +
Whole organism quantity
1 (?) +  and 2 (?) +
Wing prominence or shape
flat +
Wool coloration
gray +, white +  and tan +
Wool life cycle
aging +
X chromosome quantity
11 +