Jepson Interchange (more information)
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This page is based on the 1993 Jepson Manual.
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©Copyright 1993 by the Regents of the University of California
Print edition is available from the University of California Press |
| The second edition of The Jepson Manual (2012) is available from the University of California Press | |
| See also the Jepson eFlora, which parallels the Second Edition |
Perennial, shrub, tree, generally fleshy
Stem cylindric, spheric, or flat; surface smooth, tubercled, or ribbed (fluted); nodal areoles bear flowers, generally bear spines from center ("central spines") and margin ("radial spines") (Opuntia areoles bear small, barbed, deciduous bristles sometimes called glochids, generally also bear spines)
Leaf generally 0
Flower generally solitary, bisexual, sessile, ± radial; perianth parts generally many, grading from scale-like to petal-like; stamens many; ovary appearing inferior, ± submerged in stem, so generally with areoles on surface, style 1, stigma lobes generally many
Fruit generally fleshy, generally indehiscent, spiny, scaly, or smooth
Seeds many
Genera in family: 93 genera, ± 2000 species: especially Am deserts; many cultivated
Etymology: (Greek: thorny plant)
Reference: [Benson 1982 Cacti of US & Can; Hunt & Taylor eds 1990 Bradleya 8:85–107]
Stem generally 1, 5–15 cm, 2–12 cm diam, ovoid to cylindric; ribs 8–21, prominent; tubercles distinct; central spines 1–11, straight or hooked; radial spines generally 3–30, 6–30 mm, straight
Flower 25–75 mm diam; perianth greenish yellow to magenta; ovary scaly
Fruit becoming dry, 6–25 mm, scaly
Seed reniform, tubercled, black
Species in genus: 19 species: sw US, Mex
Etymology: (Greek: hard cactus)
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Stem 1, 10–25 cm, 5–8 cm diam, cylindric; ribs 13–17; central spines 9–11, all but 1–2 hooked, red-brown or white; radial spines 10–15, white
Flower 4–6 cm diam, rose-purple to magenta
Fruit 20–30 mm, 15–20 mm diam; scales narrow, ciliate near tip
Ecology: UNCOMMON. Limestone areas, hills and canyons, creosote-bush scrub, Joshua-tree woodland
Elevation: 750–2100 m.
Bioregional distribution: White and Inyo Mountains, Mojave Desert
Distribution outside California: Nevada
Flowering time: Apr–Jun
Synonyms: Echinocactus p. Engelm. & J.M. BigelowHorticultural information: DRN, DRY, SUN; DFCLT.
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