Torrey, J., Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean in 1853-6 (1856)
Pacif. Railr. Rep.

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vol. 4 (1853-1856)

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t. 20

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name cited:
Opuntia frutescens var. brevispina Engelm.
name recognized:
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis (DC.) F.M.Knuth
name recognized (basionym):
Opuntia leptocaulis DC.

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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:
San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

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link to this page:
https://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=71799

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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.;