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5a. Cylindropuntia fulgida (Engelmann) F. M. Knuth var. fulgida

Stem segments appearing spiny from afar, obscuring strongly mammillate tubercles beneath. Spines of stems interlaced with spines of adjacent areoles, longest usually 2.5-3 cm; sheaths baggy. 2n = 22, 33.

Flowering spring-fall (Apr-Sep). Sonoran desert scrub, sandy flats, rocky slopes, rolling hillsides; 300-1100 m; Ariz.; Mexico (Sonora); escaped in South Africa.


 

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