Bigelow, J.M., Plates to the Cactaceae of Whipple’s expedition (1856)
Expl. Railroad Mississippi Pacific

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(1856)

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recognized name:
1139533 Cylindropuntia leptocaulis (DC.) F.M.Knuth

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recognized name (basionym):
720427 Opuntia leptocaulis DC.

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cited name:
720258 Opuntia frutescens var. Engelm.

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drawing: P. Roetter

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family: Cactaceae
subfamily: Opuntioideae

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epithet cited: frutescens

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epithet recognized: leptocaulis,-is,-e

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Illustration contributed by:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.

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link to this page:
http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=71798

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Grusonia leptocaulis (DC.) G.D.Rowley; Opuntia leptocaulis DC.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Cylindropuntia brittonii (J.G.Ortega) Backeb.; Cylindropuntia mortolensis (Britton & Rose) F.M.Knuth; Opuntia brittonii J.G. Ortega; Opuntia frutescens Engelm.; Opuntia gracilis Pfeiff.; Opuntia ramulifera Salm-Dyck; Opuntia vaginata Engelm.;