Calflora Taxon Report
Grusonia parishii  (Orcutt) Pinkava
Matted cholla
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Grusonia parishii is a shrub (stem succulent) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Opuntia parishii
California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).
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Genus: Grusonia
Family: Cactaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
iNatCorynopuntia parishii
PLANTSOpuntia emoryi
JEF + PLANTSOpuntia parishii
JEF + PLANTSOpuntia stanlyi var. parishii
JEFOpuntia stanlyi
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