familyCactaceae
subfamilyCactaceae subfam. Opuntioideae
genusOpuntia
speciesOpuntia basilaris
varietyOpuntia basilaris var. brachyclada

Opuntia basilaris var. brachyclada

(Griffiths) Munz

Man. S. Calif. Bot., 599. 1935.

Donald J. Pinkava
Common names: Little beavertail pricklypear
EndemicConservation concern
Basionym: Opuntia brachyclada Griffiths Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 27: 25. 1914
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Mentioned on page 145.

Stem segments decumbent, little flattened, oblong to narrowly spatulate, cylindric to clublike, 5–13 × 1.5–5 cm; areoles 4–6(–7) per diagonal row across midstem segment, circular. Spines absent. Fruits spineless. 2n = 22.


Phenology: Flowering spring (May).
Habitat: Slopes of chaparral, oak-pine woodlands
Elevation: 1200-1800 m

Distribution

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Calif.

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Author
Donald J. Pinkava +
Authority
(Griffiths) Munz +
Basionyms
Opuntia brachyclada +
Common name
Little beavertail pricklypear +
Distribution
Calif. +
Elevation
1200-1800 m +
Habitat
Slopes of chaparral, oak-pine woodlands +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Phenology
Flowering spring (May). +
Publication title
Man. S. Calif. Bot., +
Publication year
1935 +
Reference
None +
Source xml
https://bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation/src/2e0870ddd59836b60bcf96646a41e87ea5a5943a/coarse grained fna xml/V4/V4 278.xml +
Special status
Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
Taxon family
Cactaceae +
Taxon name
Opuntia basilaris var. brachyclada +
Taxon parent
Opuntia basilaris +
Taxon rank
variety +
Volume
Volume 4 +