Calflora: Opuntia echinocarpa

Taxon Report 5933

Opuntia echinocarpa Engelm. & J. Bigelow (not an active name; please see Cylindropuntia echinocarpa)

Golden cholla, Silver cholla, Silver or golden cholla, Staghorn cholla

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Opuntia echinocarpa, a dicot, is a shrub (stem succulent) that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Family:	CACTACEAE
Genus:	Opuntia

Communities:

Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Distribution by County

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Name Status:

Accepted in JM93
TJM2 + PLANTS accepted name:	Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

NOTE: Opuntia echinocarpa is not an active name in the Calflora species table.

More information about Opuntia echinocarpa


	Location Suitability Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images		Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria Original Publication citation (ITIS) USDA PLANTS Profile (CYEC3)		Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jul 13, 2017).

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