Cylindropuntia ganderi (C.B.Wolf) Rebman & Pinkava
Gander's Cholla
Cactaceae - Caryophyllales
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Protologue: J. Arizona-Nevada Acad. Sci. 33: 150 (2001)
Pronunciation: Cy-lin-dro-pún-ti-a gán-de-ri
Etymology:Gr. kylindros, a cylinder, + genus Opuntia
+ after Frank Forest Gander (1899-1976), botanist and zoologist in San Diego, California,
and Curator of Botany at the San Diego Museum of Natural History 1934-1939.
Jepson eFlora Treatment
Jepson eFlora Key to Cylindropuntia taxa
SD County Synoptic Voucher
Two varieties recognized:
Cylindropuntia ganderi var. ganderi - U.S.A. & Mexico: Baja California
Cylindropuntia ganderi var. catavinensis Rebman, J. Arizona-Nevada Acad. Sci. 33: 150 (2001) - Mexico: Baja California
Distribution:
LEFT: C. ganderi var. ganderi. S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). MIDDLE: C. ganderi. GBIF (http://gbif.org). Accessed 9 Apr 2020.
RIGHT: C. ganderi var. ganderi & C. ganderi var. catavinensis. CCH2 (http://cch2.org). Accessed 20 Apr 2020.
Images:
Cylindropuntia ganderi var. ganderi
New growith from apical buds, after a wet winter.
Cylindropuntia ganderi var. ganderi
Terminal stem segments are generally > 1 dm long.
Cylindropuntia ganderi var. ganderi
Stamen filaments and perianth parts are yellow to green in color.
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