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Opuntia whipplei Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow
Pacific Railr. Rep. 4(pt. 5 [no. 4]) (Whipple). iv. 50.
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Cylindropuntia whipplei (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) F.M.Knuth in Backeb. & F.M.Knuth
Kaktus-ABC [Backeb. & Knuth] 124. 1936 [12 Feb 1936] Backeb., F.M.Knuth

Opuntia whipplei (Cylindropuntia whipplei) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Cylindropuntia whipplei (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) F.M.Knuth in Backeb. & F.M.Knuth
Kaktus-ABC [Backeb. & Knuth] 124. 1936 [12 Feb 1936]
Synonymy: 9
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Rattail Cholla, Plateau Cholla, Clokey Cholla, Whipple's Cholla, Whipple's Cactus

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

  • Cylindropuntia whipplei (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) F.M.Knuth in Backeb. & F.M.Knuth
  • Cylindropuntia whipplei var. enodis (Peebles) Backeb.: characterized by nontuberculate, shallowly umbilicate fruits. Distribution: known only from the type collection on Hualpai Mountain, Mohave County, Arizona.


26523 diegoe Diego Armentano
Opuntia whipplei (Cylindropuntia whipplei) Photo by: Diego Armentano
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