Cylindropuntia bigelovii (Engelmann) F.M.Knuth
Teddy-Bear/Jumping Cholla
Cactaceae - Caryophyllales
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Protologue: Nye kaktusbog: 131 (1930)
Pronunciation: Cy-lin-dro-pún-ti-a bi-ge-lò-vi-i
Etymology: Gr. kylindros, a cylinder, + genus Opuntia + after Jacob Bigelow (1787-1879), botanist and physician
Jepson eFlora Treatment
Jepson eFlora Key to Cylindropuntia taxa
SD County Synoptic Voucher
Distribution:
LEFT: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). RIGHT: GBIF (http://gbif.org). Accessed 9 Apr 2020.
Images:
Cylindropuntia bigelovii
Cylindropuntia bigelovii
Note single, dark brown trunk. Joints fall off readily and can be animal dispersed,
a type of vegetative propagation, but also making this one of the most hazardous cacti.
Cylindropuntia bigelovii
Note spiral arrangement of tubercles, each bearing at its apex an areole with short glochidia and several straight, stout leaf spines.
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