Cactaceae
Cylindropuntia

Cylindropuntia × viridiflora (Britton & Rose) F.M.Knuth

First published in C.Backeberg & F.M.Knuth, Kaktus-ABC: 124 (1936)
This hybrid is accepted
The native range of this hybrid is SE. Utah to NW. New Mexico. It is a succulent shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome. The hybrid formula is C. imbricata × C. whipplei.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 4: 1-559. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Rose [17776] United States Opuntia whipplei var. viridiflora K000100577 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0