Taxon Report

Cylindropuntia wolfii (L.D. Benson) M.A. Baker

Wolf's cholla

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  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

Ecology and Life History
Lifeform: perennial stem
Blooming Period: Mar-May Mar-May
Elevation: 100-1200 (330-3935)
General Habitats: Sonoran desert scrub
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 4.3
Global Rank: G4
State Rank:
 S3
State List: None
Fed List: None
Other Status: IUCN_LC; SB_CRES
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
Total Occurrences: 0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 0
   Good (B) 0
   Fair (C) 0
   Poor (D) 0
   None (X) 0
   Unknown (U) 0

Location
California Endemic:  False
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)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

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

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:

Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 26 December 2024].