familyCactaceae
subfamilyCactaceae subfam. Opuntioideae
genusCylindropuntia
speciesCylindropuntia bigelovii
Show Lower Taxa
Cylindropuntia bigelovii
in C. Backeberg and F. M. Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, 125. 1935.
Common names: Teddy-bear cholla
Illustrated
Basionym: Opuntia bigelovii Engelmann Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 307. 1856
Distribution
Ariz., Calif., Nev., nw Mexico
Discussion
Varieties 2 (1 in the flora).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
... more about "Cylindropuntia bigelovii"
cushionlike +
arillate +
elliptic +
absent +
sessile +
symmetric +
proliferating +
arising +
Teddy-bear cholla +
large +
funicular +
osseous +
separating +
intact +
deciduous +
pistillate +
symmetric +
arranged +
diurnal +
abscising +
bisexual +
adnate +
epigynous +
berrylike +
tan;brown +
drying +
indehiscent +
funicular +
absent +
dense +
emarginate-apiculate +
spatulate +
sessile +
alternate +
deciduous +
absent +
vestigial +
succulent +
tuberculate +
fluted;spheric;depressed-spheric or club-shaped +
tinged color +
specialized +
sepal-like +
true +
surrounding +
sunken +
abscising +
epigynous +
compound +
parietal +
3;14 +
not reticulate +
spinulo-punctate +
coalescent +
in C. Backeberg and F. M. Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, +
1935 +
vertical +
3;2;2;30 +
minute +
diffuse +
tuberlike +
deep +
adjacent +
developing +
0.4mm;12mm +
absent +
glabrous +
1;400 +
warped;flattened;subspheric angular +
persistent +
detachable +
Illustrated +
bristlelike +
barbed +
pliable +
absent +
conspicuous +
roughened +
flattened +
50;1500 +
decurrent +
attached +
dislodged +
glabrous +
tuberculate +
segmented +
1;3;14 +
absent +
adventitious +
tuberlike +
Cylindropuntia bigelovii +
Cylindropuntia +
species +
5;50 +
distinct +
absent +
single +
protruding +
enlarged +
branched +
terrestrial;epiphytic or epipetric +
feltlike +