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Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

(Engelm. & Bigelow) F.M. Knuth

Golden Cholla

G5Secure Found in 36 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.131414
Element CodePDCAC0D2W0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusProvisional
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
CITESAppendix II
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCactaceae
GenusCylindropuntia
Synonyms
Opuntia echinocarpaEngelm. & Bigelow
Concept Reference
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2003b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 4, Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 559 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
This record is for the treatment by FNA (vol. 4) of Cylindropuntia echinocarpa (= Opuntia echinocarpa) which includes plants sometimes called Cylindropuntia wigginsii (= O. wigginsii).
Conservation Status
Review Date1999-08-06
Change Date1999-08-06
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (36)
California (18)
AreaForestAcres
Benton RangeInyo National Forest9,637
Birch CreekInyo National Forest28,816
Black CanyonInyo National Forest32,421
Boundary Peak (CA)Inyo National Forest210,884
ChannellSequoia National Forest45,429
ChicoSequoia National Forest39,836
Deep CreekSan Bernardino National Forest23,869
Excelsior (CA)Inyo National Forest45,607
Glass MountainInyo National Forest52,867
Granite PeakSan Bernardino National Forest450
Heartbreak RidgeSan Bernardino National Forest4,455
PaiuteInyo National Forest58,712
Pleasant ViewAngeles National Forest26,395
ScodiesSequoia National Forest725
Soldier CanyonInyo National Forest40,589
South SierraInyo National Forest41,853
Wonoga Pk.Inyo National Forest11,272
WoolstaffSequoia National Forest41,445
Nevada (14)
AreaForestAcres
Angel Peak NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest12,577
Angel Peak SouthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest6,540
Bald Mtn.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest41,598
Boundary Peak (NV)Inyo National Forest21,851
Charleston - CarpenterHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest17,828
Charleston - ClarkHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,674
Charleston - Macks CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest11,378
Charleston - McfarlandHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest2,465
Grant - BrunoHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,828
Grant - RimrockHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,560
La Madre - TroutHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest2,101
Lovell Summit SouthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest28,455
PotosiHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,145
QuinnHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest62,459
South Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Indian CreekBuffalo Gap National Grassland24,666
Texas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big CreekNational Forests in Texas1,447
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
CottonwoodDixie National Forest6,754
Pine Valley MountainsDixie National Forest57,673
References (3)
  1. Bobich, E.G., and P.S. Nobel. 2001. Vegetative reproduction as related to biomechanics, morphology and anatomy of four cholla cactus species in the Sonoran Desert. Annals of Botany. 87: 485-493.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2003b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 4, Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 559 pp.
  3. NatureServe. Unpublished. Concept reference for taxa for which no reference which describes the circumscription has been recorded; to be used as a placeholder until such a citation is identified.