familyCactaceae
subfamilyCactaceae subfam. Opuntioideae
genusCylindropuntia
speciesCylindropuntia fulgida
varietyCylindropuntia fulgida var. fulgida

Cylindropuntia fulgida var. fulgida

Donald J. Pinkava
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 108. Mentioned on page 101, 107.
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Illustrator: John Myers

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Stem segments appearing spiny from afar, obscuring strongly mammillate tubercles beneath. Spines of stems interlaced with spines of adjacent areoles, longest usually 2.5–3 cm; sheaths baggy. 2n = 22, 33.


Phenology: Flowering spring–fall (Apr–Sep).
Habitat: Sonoran desert scrub, sandy flats, rocky slopes, rolling hillsides
Elevation: 300-1100 m

Distribution

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Ariz., Mexico (Sonora), escaped in South Africa

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
33 +  and 22 +
Abaxial spine length
longest +
Abaxial spine orientation
Spreading (Erect) +
Abaxial spine shape
flattened +
Abaxial spine some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Adaxial spine length
longest +
Adaxial spine orientation
spreading +  and erect +
Adaxial spine shape
Terete (Subterete) +
Adaxial spine some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Anther coloration
white +  and cream +
Appearance shape
cushionlike +
Appendage architecture
arillate +
Appendage pubescence or texture
corky +
Areole arrangement
adjacent +
Areole arrangement or shape
elliptic +
Areole atypical length
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Areole coloration
gray +  and tan +
Areole diameter
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Areole duration
deciduous +  and persistent +
Areole length
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Areole presence
absent +
Areole prominence
Conspicuous (Obscure) +
Areole quantity
18 +  and 35 +
Areole shape
obdeltate +
Areole width
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Author
Donald J. Pinkava +
Authority
(Engelmann) F. M. Knuth in C. Backeberg and F. M. Knuth +
Basal fruit length
3.2 cm32 mm <br />0.032 m <br /> (5.5 cm55 mm <br />0.055 m <br />) +
Basal fruit width
2.3 cm23 mm <br />0.023 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
Basionyms
Opuntia fulgida +
Chain architecture
branching +
Chain architecture or shape
symmetric +
Chain length or size
long +
Chain life cycle
proliferating +
Chain orientation
pendent +
Cladode length or size
long +
Cladode shape
flattened +  and cylindric +
Crown architecture
branched +
Crown orientation
spreading +
Crown quantity
Many (?) +
Depression quantity
1 (2) +
Depression size
large +
Distribution
Ariz. +, Mexico (Sonora) +  and escaped in South Africa +
Elevation
300-1100 m +
Envelope derivation
funicular +
Envelope texture
osseous +
Epidermis arrangement
separating +
Epidermis condition
intact +
Epidermis sheath duration
deciduous +
Filament coloration
pale-pink +  and magenta +
Flower architecture
pistillate +
Flower architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower arrangement
arranged +
Flower duration
diurnal +
Flower part life cycle
abscising +
Flower quantity
1 +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Flower shape
salverform +, cup-shaped +  and rotate +
Flower tube atypical some measurement
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Flower tube fusion
adnate +
Flower tube height or length or size
short +
Flower tube position
epigynous +
Flower tube some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Fruit architecture
spineless +  and stipitate +
Fruit architecture or shape
berrylike +
Fruit coloration
gray-green +
Fruit condition
drying +
Fruit condition or texture
dry +
Fruit dehiscence
indehiscent +
Fruit duration
persistent +, long +  and deciduous +
Fruit life cycle
proliferating +
Fruit relief
tuberculate +
Fruit shape
obconic +
Fruit texture
fleshy +
Girdle architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Girdle derivation
funicular +
Glochid arrangement
scattered +
Glochid coloration
Yellow (?) +
Glochid presence
absent +
Glochid some measurement
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Habitat
Sonoran desert scrub, sandy flats, rocky slopes, rolling hillsides +
Hair density
dense +
Hilum shape
Pointed (?) +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Inflorescence derivation
true +
Inner tepal architecture
ligulate +
Inner tepal architecture or shape
emarginate +  and apiculate +
Inner tepal coloration
Pink (?) +  and Magenta (?) +
Inner tepal orientation
reflexed +
Inner tepal shape
obovate +
Inner tepal some measurement
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
Interlaced coloration
brown +, pale pinkish +  and yellowish +
Interlaced life cycle
aging +
Interlaced presence
absent +
Leaf architecture
sessile +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf duration
deciduous +
Leaf presence
absent +
Leaf prominence
vestigial +
Leaf shape
flattened +  and conic +
Leaf some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Leaf texture
succulent +
Long-shoot architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Long-shoot relief
tuberculate +
Long-shoot shape
fluted;spheric;depressed-spheric or club-shaped +
Margin coloration
tinged color +
Marginal ridge position
low +
Nectar chamber development
specialized +
Nectary architecture
sometimes covered by outgrowths of proximal portion of style base or of flower tube wall +  and open +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Outer tepal architecture or shape
sepal-like +
Outer tepal coloration
Green (?) +
Outer tepal shape
Bractlike (?) +
Ovary derivation
true +
Ovary position relational
surrounding +
Ovary prominence
sunken +
Perianth duration
persistent +  and deciduous +
Perianth life cycle
abscising +
Perianth position
epigynous +
Phenology
Flowering spring–fall (Apr–Sep). +
Pistil architecture
compound +
Pistil architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Placenta arrangement
parietal +
Placenta atypical quantity
14 (20) +
Placenta quantity
3;14 +
Pollen architecture or coloration or relief
not reticulate +
Pollen coloration or relief
spinulo-punctate +
Protuberance fusion
coalescent +
Protuberance shape
ridgelike +  and nipple--shaped +
Publication title
in C. Backeberg and F. M. Knuth, Kaktus-ABC, +
Publication year
1935 +
Reference
None +
Rib atypical quantity
30 (40) +
Rib orientation
vertical +
Rib quantity
3;2;2;30 +
Rib short-shoot architecture or shape
barbed +
Rib short-shoot size
minute +
Root density
diffuse +
Root shape
tuberlike +
Scar depth
deep +
Scar prominence or shape
flat +
Seed architecture or course
irregular +
Seed arrangement
adjacent +
Seed arrangement or shape
angular +
Seed atypical quantity
0 (5) +
Seed coloration
pale-yellow +  and brownish +
Seed development
developing +
Seed diameter
0.4mm;12mm +
Seed length
1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br /> (?) +
Seed presence
absent +
Seed pubescence
glabrous +
Seed quantity
1;400 +
Seed shape
warped +
Seed some measurement
0.19 cm1.9 mm <br />0.0019 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Seed width
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Segment duration
persistent +
Segment fragility
detachable +
Sheath coloration
Yellowish (Golden) +
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Special status
Illustrated +
Spine architecture
bristlelike +
Spine architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Spine architecture or shape
barbed +
Spine atypical quantity
12 (18) +
Spine duration
deciduous +  and persistent +
Spine fragility
pliable +
Spine length
longest +
Spine presence
absent +
Spine prominence
conspicuous +
Spine quantity
0 (?) +  and 12 (?) +
Spine relief or texture
roughened +
Spine shape
flattened +
Spine size
Major (?) +
Spine some measurement
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Spine texture
hard +  and rigid +
Stamen quantity
50;1500 +
Stamen shape
decurrent +
Stem architecture
winged +  and unsegmented +
Stem relief
tuberculate +  and smooth +
Stem segment architecture or shape
spiny +
Stem segment arrangement
subwhorled +  and whorled +
Stem segment atypical length
16 cm160 mm <br />0.16 m <br /> (23 cm230 mm <br />0.23 m <br />) +
Stem segment coloration
blackish +  and gray-green +
Stem segment condition
drying +
Stem segment course
Straight (Curved) +
Stem segment fixation
attached +
Stem segment fragility
dislodged +
Stem segment length
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (16 cm160 mm <br />0.16 m <br />) +
Stem segment position or structure subtype
terminal +
Stem segment pubescence
glabrous +
Stem segment relief
tuberculate +
Stem segment shape
Cylindric (Slightly clavate) +
Stem segment width
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
Stem shape
segmented +
Stem texture
woody +  and succulent +
Stigma lobe atypical quantity
14 (20) +
Stigma lobe coloration
whitish +  and pale-yellow +
Stigma lobe quantity
1;3;14 +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style coloration
pinkish +
Style quantity
1 +
Synonyms
Opuntia sect. Cylindropuntia +
Taproot derivation
adventitious +
Taproot shape
tuberlike +
Taxon family
Cactaceae +
Taxon habitat
epipetric +  and epiphytic +
Taxon name
Cylindropuntia fulgida var. fulgida +
Taxon parent
Cylindropuntia fulgida +
Taxon rank
variety +
Tepal quantity
5;50 +
Terminal fruit length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3.3 cm33 mm <br />0.033 m <br />) +
Terminal fruit width
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (2.3 cm23 mm <br />0.023 m <br />) +
Testa reflectance
dull +  and glossy +
Trunk architecture
branching +
Tubercle atypical some measurement
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br />) +
Tubercle fusion
distinct +
Tubercle orientation
salient +
Tubercle presence
absent +
Tubercle prominence
obscure +
Tubercle shape
mammillate +
Tubercle some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
Umbilicus depth
deep +
Umbilicus some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Unit quantity
single +
Vascular-bundle prominence
protruding +
Vascular-bundle size
enlarged +
Volume
Volume 4 +
Whole organism architecture
branched +
Whole organism architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Whole organism growth form
tree +
Whole organism habitat
terrestrial;epiphytic or epipetric +
Whole organism orientation
erect +
Whole organism quantity
Many (?) +
Whole organism some measurement
1m (3m) +
Wool coloration
gray +  and black +
Wool height or length or size
short +
Wool pubescence
feltlike +
X chromosome quantity
11 +