Taxon Details

Cylindropuntia wolfii

Wolf's cholla

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Taxon Summary:

Cylindropuntia wolfii, commonly known as Wolf's cholla, is a perennial stem in the Cactaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Sonoran desert scrub, growing at elevations from 100 to 1200 meters. Cylindropuntia wolfii is ranked 4.3, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Not very threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Cylindropuntia wolfii (L.D. Benson) M.A. Baker
Common Name: Wolf's cholla
Family:	Cactaceae
Element Code:	PDCAC0D2R0
USDA Plants Symbol:	CYWO
Synonyms/Other Names: Opuntia wolfii
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	IUCN_LC; SB_CRES
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1994-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-12-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial stem

Blooming Period: Mar-May

Elevation:
100 - 1200 meters
330 - 3935 feet

General Habitats:

Sonoran desert scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Can be locally common within range. See Cactus and Succulent Journal 41: 33 (1969) for original description, and Madroño 39(2): 98-113 (1992) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Baja California (BA), California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Imperial (IMP), San Diego (SDG)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Borrego Mountain SE (3311611), Carrizo Mtn. (3211671), Carrizo Mtn. NE (3211681), Coyote Wells (3211568), Earthquake Valley (3311614), In-ko-pah Gorge (3211661), Jacumba (3211662), Live Oak Springs (3211663), Mount Signal (3211566), Sweeney Pass (3211672), Tubb Canyon (3311624)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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Presumed Extant

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