

Cylindropuntia whipplei
Cylindropuntia whipplei
Cylindropuntia whipplei (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) F.M.Knuth is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1
The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Cylindropuntia.12
Its recorded native range/source remark is COL, NORTHWESTERNUSA, NWMOO, NEVOO, ARIOO, UTA, NORTHERNAMERICA, CALOO, UTAOO, SOUTHWESTERNUSA, NWM, SOUTHCENTRALUSA; N. Arizona to SW. Colorado and NW. New Mexico.1
POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub or shrub, desert or dry shrubland.1
This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.
References
- Plants of the World Online. "Cylindropuntia whipplei (Engelm. & J.M.Bigelow) F.M.Knuth". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:73913-2 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Cylindropuntia whipplei". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/12183042 ↩
Measured
Draining Mix
N. Arizona to SW. Colorado and NW. New Mexico
Automatically collected source range/note: COL, NORTHWESTERN_USA, NWM_OO, NEV_OO, ARI_OO, UTA, NORTHERN_AMERICA, CAL_OO, UTA_OO, SOUTHWESTERN_USA, NWM, SOUTH_CENTRAL_USA; N. Arizona to SW. Colorado and NW. New Mexico.