Difference between revisions of "Cylindropuntia wolfii"
J. Arizona-Nevada Acad. Sci. 33: 150. 2001.
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Latest revision as of 21:57, 5 November 2020
Shrubs, ± erect, densely branched, 0.5–1.1(–1.5) m. Stem segments yellow- to gray-green, 6–40 × 2.5–4 cm; tubercles prominent, 1–1.5(–2) cm; areoles subcircular to obdeltate, 5–7 × 4.5–5 mm; wool tan to yellow, aging gray. Spines 12–25(–30) per areole, gold to pale brown, aging dark brown, longest to 3 cm; sheaths translucent yellow to pale brown. Glochids in adaxial tuft and scattered along margin, yellow to pale brown, of irregular lengths. Flowers: inner tepals yellow-green suffused with bronze, pale red, or purple-brown, 20–35 mm; filaments dark bronze-red to magenta; anthers yellow, sometimes sterile; style rose-pink (at least distally); stigma lobes cream. Fruits grayish tan, 25–30 × 15–30 mm, dry, tuberculate, densely spiny; tubercles prominent, subequal or basal ones longest; areoles 24–32. Seeds rare, tan, circular, flattened, 5–6 mm diam., with 1–2 shallow depressions; girdle smooth. 2n = 66.
Phenology: Flowering spring (Mar–May).
Habitat: Dry, rocky slopes
Elevation: 300-1200 m
Distribution
Calif., Mexico (Baja California).
Discussion
Selected References
None.