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Grusonia fulgida (Engelm.) G.D.Rowley
Tephrocactus Study Group 12(3): 44. 2006 Remarks: Published under the pseudonym Errol Goodwyn
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Cylindropuntia fulgida (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth
Kaktus-ABC [Backeb. & Knuth] 126. 1936 [12 Feb 1936] Backeb., F.M.Knuth

Grusonia fulgida (Cylindropuntia fulgida) Photo by: Raimondo Paladini
In habitat, Mexico.

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Cylindropuntia fulgida (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth
Kaktus-ABC [Backeb. & Knuth] 126. 1936 [12 Feb 1936]
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Cylindropuntia fulgida f. cristata P.V.Heath
Calyx

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mamillata (A.Schott ex Engelm.) Backeb.
Cactaceae (Backeberg) 1: 204. 1958
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Cylindropuntia fulgida f. monstruosa P.V.Heath
Calyx 4(4): 142 (1994).

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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Sonoran Jumping Cholla, Junping Cholla, Chain Fruit Cholla, Boxing Glove Cholla, Smooth Chain Fruit Cholla, Boxing-Glove Cactus, Club Cactus, Jumping Cholla
SPANISH (Español): Brinkadora, Cholla brincadora, Velas de coyote, Cholla, Brincadora, Choya

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Cylindropuntia fulgida group

  • Cylindropuntia fulgida (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth: (var. fulgida) Spines of stems interlaced with spines of adjacent areoles, the longest usually 2.5-3 cm; sheaths baggy; stem segments appearing spiny from afar, obscuring strongly mammillate tubercles beneath.
  • Cylindropuntia fulgida f. cristata P.V.Heath: Compact, small, crested form that produces a silhouette made of heavily convoluted folds. The short living grey/green foliage is arranged only at the top of the stem. The spiny grey stem will soon form a fan-shaped or snaky ridged bush reminding of a boa asleep.
  • Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mamillata (A.Schott ex Engelm.) Backeb.: Spines of stems not or little interlaced with spines of adjacent areoles, the longest usually 1-2 cm; stem segments appearing spineless or nearly so from afar, exposing strongly mammillate tubercles beneath.
  • Cylindropuntia fulgida f. monstruosa P.V.Heath

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Grusonia fulgida (Cylindropuntia fulgida) Photo by: Raimondo Paladini
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