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Label

Accession No. 15042 
Family Cactaceae 
Species Cylindropuntia fulgida (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth
Common name "jumping cholla"
Collector Information Kenna Mikesell  (25)  01 September 2007
Geography United States,  Arizona, Pima County
Lat./Long. 32°  24' 40.92" N, 110°  59 ' 19.701" W at 2722 feet (829 m)
Locality Oro Valley, 50 yards SW of Breezy Pine Court; 
Ecology in a wash; with Cercidium, Carnegia. 
Climate NCDC temperatures, daily high (red), daily average (green) and daily low (blue), from 1970 to 2000 at this location.   NCDC average monthly precipitation from 1970 to 2000 at this location.

Taxonomy


No synonyms recognized in the ITIS database.

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 15042s1.jpg

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
15032 Acacia smallii     237 ft. S
15039 Agave parryi  var. parryi   "Parry's agave" 96 ft. S
15038 Aloe vera      "Barbados aloe" 157 ft. NW
15036 Baccharis sarothroides      "desertbroom" 257 ft. N
15035 Chilopsis linearis      "desert willow" 237 ft. S
15043 Cylindropuntia bigelovii      "teddybear cholla" 101 ft. NW
15041 Cylindropuntia spinosior      "walkingstick cactus" 44 ft. SE
15040 Fouquieria splendens      "ocotillo" 153 ft. SE
15033 Larrea tridentata      "creosote bush" 251 ft. S
15046 Opuntia engelmannii  var. linguiformis   "cactus apple" 227 ft. NW
15045 Opuntia microdasys      "angel's-wings" 101 ft. NW
15044 Opuntia phaeacantha      "tulip pricklypear" 101 ft. NW
15034 Prosopis chilensis      "algarrobo" 237 ft. S
15037 Yucca aloifolia      "aloe yucca" 235 ft. NW

Locale


Nearby locations from the USGS Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) database:

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
El Conquistador Country Club (Locale) Pima County, AZ 1 mi. SW 2664  Ruelas Canyon 
Oro Valley Country Club Golf Course (Locale) Pima County, AZ 1.7 mi. SE 2507  Oro Valley 
Tortolita (Populated Place) Pima County, AZ 1.7 mi. W 2690  Ruelas Canyon 
Oro Valley (Populated Place) Pima County, AZ 1.9 mi. SE 2543  Oro Valley 
El Conquistador Golf Course (Locale) Pima County, AZ 2.3 mi. SE 2635  Oro Valley 
Honey Bee Canyon (Valley) Pima County, AZ 2.3 mi. NE   Oro Valley 
Bonnie Brae Ranch (Locale) Pima County, AZ 2.5 mi. SW 2431  Ruelas Canyon 
La Cholla Airpark (Airport) Pima County, AZ 2.6 mi. N 2907  Ruelas Canyon 
Steam Pump Ranch (Locale) Pima County, AZ 2.2 mi. E 2592  Oro Valley 
Sausaulito Creek (Stream) Pima County, AZ 2.3 mi. E   Tortolita Mountains 
Dennis Weaver Park (Park) Pima County, AZ 2.7 mi. SE 2654  Oro Valley 
Canyon del Oro High School (School) Pima County, AZ 2.8 mi. S 2602  Tucson North 
Palo Ferro Ranch (Locale) Pima County, AZ 2.5 mi. W 2625  Ruelas Canyon 
Catchment canyon (Valley) Pima County, AZ 2.5 mi. E   Oro Valley 
Horizon Heliport (Airport) Pima County, AZ 2.7 mi. E 2622  Oro Valley 
Big Wash (Stream) Pima County, AZ 2.7 mi. E   Oracle 
Sunnyslope Terrace Plaza Shopping Center (Locale) Pima County, AZ 3.3 mi. S 2622  Tucson North 
Caņada Agua (Valley) Pima County, AZ 3.6 mi. N   Ruelas Canyon 
Chalk Creek (Stream) Pima County, AZ 3.7 mi. NE   Oracle Junction 
Tucson National Golf Course (Locale) Pima County, AZ 3.9 mi. SW 2336  Jaynes 

Links

Taxon Links for species Cylindropuntia fulgida  (Engelm.) F.M. Knuth

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database
University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Cylindropuntia+fulgida

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