Cylindropuntia californica var. californica Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cylindropuntia californica (Torr. & A. Gray) F. M. Knuth var. californica

California pricklypear, Snake cholla

Cylindropuntia californica var. californica

2009 Andrew Borcher

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2013 Dale Ritenour

2010 Anna Bennett

Cylindropuntia californica var. californica is a perennial herb (stem succulent) that is native to California.

also called Opuntia californica var. californica

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere). CNDDB


	Plant Range Observation Search (55 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

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Parent:	Cylindropuntia californica
Genus:	Cylindropuntia
Family:	Cactaceae
Category:	dicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


CNPS + PLANTS	Opuntia californica var. californica
PLANTS	Opuntia californica
JEF + CNPS + PLANTS	Opuntia parryi var. serpentina
JEF + PLANTS	Opuntia serpentina

More information about Cylindropuntia californica var. californica


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CYCAC) BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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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]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 08/13/2022).